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Document 62010TA0363
Case T-363/10: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2011 — Abbot Laboratories v OHIM (RESTORE) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark RESTORE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Infringement of the right to be heard — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-363/10: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2011 — Abbot Laboratories v OHIM (RESTORE) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark RESTORE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Infringement of the right to be heard — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-363/10: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2011 — Abbot Laboratories v OHIM (RESTORE) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark RESTORE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Infringement of the right to be heard — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
SL C 6, 7.1.2012, p. 14–14
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
7.1.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 6/14 |
Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2011 — Abbot Laboratories v OHIM (RESTORE)
(Case T-363/10) (1)
(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark RESTORE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Infringement of the right to be heard - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
2012/C 6/24
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Abbott Laboratories (Abbot Park, Illinois, United States) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, S. Schäffler and J. Springer, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Manea, agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 June 2010 (Case R 1560/2009-1), concerning an application for registration of the word mark RESTORE as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the application; |
2. |
Orders Abbott Laboratories to pay the costs. |