CELEX: 62011CJ0088
Appeal
Community trade mark
Word sign 'KOMPRESSOR PLUS'
Refusal to register
Regulation (EC) No 40/94
Article 7(1)(c)
Descriptive character
Consideration of new evidence by the General Court
Distortion of the facts and evidence

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 16 December 2010 in Case T-497/09
LG Electronics
v
OHIM
dismissing the appellant’s action against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 September 2009 (Case R
397/2009-1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign KOMPRESSOR PLUS as a Community trade mark – Descriptive
nature of the mark – Article 7(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark
(OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1) – Consideration of new facts by the General Court – Distortion of the evidence.
Operative part

The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders LG Electronics Inc. to pay the costs.