Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2012:107
Date: 2012-03-06
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 6 March 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe v OHIM (Highprotect) (Case T-565/10)  (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Highprotect - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG (Duisbourg, Germany) (represented by: U. Ulrich, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: B. Schmidt, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 September 2010 (Decision R 1038/2010-1), concerning an application for registration of the word mark Highprotect as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 55, 19.2.2011.