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Document 62011TA0171
Case T-171/11: Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2012 — Hopf v OHIM (Champflex) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Champflex — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-171/11: Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2012 — Hopf v OHIM (Champflex) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Champflex — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-171/11: Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2012 — Hopf v OHIM (Champflex) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Champflex — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
OJ C 26, 26.1.2013, p. 42–43
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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26.1.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 26/42 |
Judgment of the General Court of 29 November 2012 — Hopf v OHIM (Champflex)
(Case T-171/11) (1)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Champflex - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
2013/C 26/81
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Hans-Jürgen Hopf (Zirndorf, Germany) (represented by: V. Mensing, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 January 2011 (Case R 1514/2010-4) concerning an application for registration of the word mark Champflex as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 19 January 2011 (Case R 1514/2010-4) in so far as it concerns the goods ‘syringes’; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders Mr Hans-Jürgen Hopf to bear his own costs and to pay half the costs of OHIM, and orders OHIM to bear half of its own costs. |