Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2011:685
Date: 2011-11-22
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2011 - LG Electronics v OHIM (DIRECT DRIVE) (Case T-561/10)  (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark DIRECT DRIVE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 September 2010 (Case R 1027/2010-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign DIRECT DRIVE as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders LG Electronics, Inc. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 38, 5.2.2011.