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    Case T-294/10: Judgment of the General Court of 11 April 2013 — CBp Carbon Industries v OHIM (CARBON GREEN) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Community — Community word mark CARBON GREEN — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    IO C 147, 25.5.2013, p. 16–16 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    25.5.2013   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 147/16


    Judgment of the General Court of 11 April 2013 — CBp Carbon Industries v OHIM (CARBON GREEN)

    (Case T-294/10) (1)

    (Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Community word mark CARBON GREEN - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    2013/C 147/26

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: CBp Carbon Industries, Inc. (Tortola, British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, and J. Fish, Solicitor)

    Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 April 2010 (Case R 1361/2009-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign CARBON GREEN as a Community trade mark

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders CBp Carbon Industries, Inc. to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 260, 25.9.2010.


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