Choose the experimental features you want to try

This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website

Document 62009TA0404

    Case T-404/09: Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2010 — Deutsche Bahn v OHIM (Horizontal combination of the colours grey and red) (Community trade mark — Application for Community trade mark consisting in a horizontal combination of the colours grey and red — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    IO C 13, 15.1.2011, p. 25–25 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    15.1.2011   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 13/25


    Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2010 — Deutsche Bahn v OHIM (Horizontal combination of the colours grey and red)

    (Case T-404/09) (1)

    (Community trade mark - Application for Community trade mark consisting in a horizontal combination of the colours grey and red - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    2011/C 13/48

    Language of the case: German

    Parties

    Applicant: Deutsche Bahn AG (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: U. Hildebrandt, K. Schmidt-Hern and B. Weichhaus, lawyers)

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

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 July 2009 (Case R 379/2009-1) concerning an application for registration of a colour sign, consisting in the combination of the colours grey and red, as a Community trade mark.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action.

    2.

    Orders Deutsche Bahn AG to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 297, 5.12.2009.


    Top