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Case T-470/09: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — medi v OHIM (medi) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark medi — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-470/09: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — medi v OHIM (medi) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark medi — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-470/09: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — medi v OHIM (medi) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark medi — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
IO C 258, 25.8.2012, p. 17–17
(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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25.8.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 258/17 |
Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — medi v OHIM (medi)
(Case T-470/09) (1)
(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark medi - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
2012/C 258/28
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: medi GmbH & Co. KG (Bayreuth, Germany) (represented by: H. Lindner, D. Terheggen and T. Kiphuth, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially S. Schäffner and subsequently G. Schneider, Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 October 2009 (Case R 692/2008-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign medi as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Medi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |