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Document 62008TJ0118
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 June 2010. # Actega Terra GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark TERRAEFFEKT matt & gloss - Absolute ground for refusal -Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-118/08.
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 June 2010.
Actega Terra GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark TERRAEFFEKT matt & gloss - Absolute ground for refusal -Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-118/08.
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 June 2010.
Actega Terra GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark TERRAEFFEKT matt & gloss - Absolute ground for refusal -Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-118/08.
European Court Reports 2010 II-00110*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2010:234
- Date of document:
- 15/06/2010
- Date lodged:
- 13/03/2008
- Author:
- General Court
- Country or organisation from which the request originates:
- Germany
- Form:
- Judgment
- Authentic language:
- German
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - unfounded
- Applicant:
- Individual
- Defendant:
- European Union Intellectual Property Office, EU institutions and bodies
- Judge-Rapporteur:
- O'Higgins
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4.11.03.01.13.03.01 Internal policy of the European Union / Approximation of laws / European Union trade mark / Absolute grounds for refusal / Signs examined / Descriptive marks / Word marks
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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 June 2010 – Actega Terra v OHIM (TERRAEFFEKT matt & gloss)
(Case T-118/08)
Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark TERRAEFFEKT matt & gloss – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(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 40/94, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 33-34, 51-53)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 January 2008 (Case R 1467/2007‑1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign TERRAEFFEKT matt & gloss as a Community trade mark. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Actega Terra GmbH |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark TERRAEFFEKT matt & gloss for goods in Class 2 – Application No 5454517 |
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Decision of the examiner: |
Registration refused |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Actega Terra GmbH to pay the costs. |
