28.5.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 160/22


Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — Air France v OHMI (Parallelogram shape)

(Case T-159/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark representing the shape of a parallelogram - Absolute ground of refusal - Absence of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2011/C 160/34

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Air France (Roissy-en-France, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 January 2010 (Case R 1018/2009-2) concerning an application for registration of a sign representing a parallelogram as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Air France to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.