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Document 62008TJ0251
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 September 2011. # Vion NV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark PASSION FOR BETTER FOOD - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-251/08.
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 September 2011.
Vion NV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark PASSION FOR BETTER FOOD - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-251/08.
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 September 2011.
Vion NV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark PASSION FOR BETTER FOOD - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-251/08.
European Court Reports 2011 II-00315*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:526
- Date of document:
- 23/09/2011
- Date lodged:
- 26/06/2008
- Author:
- General Court
- Country or organisation from which the request originates:
- Netherlands
- 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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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 September 2011 – Vion v OHIM (PASSION FOR BETTER FOOD)
(Case T-251/08)
Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark PASSION FOR BETTER FOOD – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctiveness – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 18-19, 27-28)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 April 2008 (Case R 562/2007‑4) concerning the registration of the word sign PASSION FOR BETTER FOOD as a Community trade mark. |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Vion NV to pay the costs. |
