12.2.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 46/11


Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2010 — Ilink Kommunikationssysteme v OHIM (ilink)

(Case T-161/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark ilink - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2011/C 46/20

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Ilink Kommunikationssysteme GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: B Schütze, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 February 2009 (Case R 1849/2007-4), relating to registration of the word sign ‘ilink’ as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Ilink Kommunikationssysteme GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 153 of 4.7.2009.