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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 March 2012. # Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - International registration - Request for territorial extension of protection - Figurative mark 3D eXam - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. # Case T-242/11.
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 March 2012.
Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - International registration - Request for territorial extension of protection - Figurative mark 3D eXam - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-242/11.
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 March 2012.
Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - International registration - Request for territorial extension of protection - Figurative mark 3D eXam - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-242/11.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2012:179
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 March 2012 — Kaltenbach & Voigt v OHIM (3D eXam)
(Case T-242/11)
Community trade mark — International registration — Request for territorial extension of protection — Figurative mark 3D eXam — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of goods (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 24-26, 28-31)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 March 2011 (Case R 2361/2010-2) relating to a territorial extension to the European Union of the protection of the international registration of the figurative mark 3D eXam. |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH to pay the costs. |