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Document 62009TJ0201

    Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 21 September 2011.
    Rügen Fisch AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark SCOMBER MIX - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
    Case T-201/09.

    European Court Reports 2011 II-00307*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:505





    Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 21 September 2011 – Rügen Fisch v OHIM – Schwaaner Fischwaren (SCOMBER MIX)

    (Case T-201/09)

    Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark SCOMBER MIX – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds of invalidity – Registration contrary to Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 40/94 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 7(1)(c) and 51(1)(a)) (see paras 28-31)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 (Case R 230/2007-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Rügen Fisch AG and Schwaaner Fischwaren GmbH.

    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Rügen Fisch AG to bear the costs.

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