Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2011:340
Date: 2011-07-07
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2011 - Cree v OHIM (TRUEWHITE) (Case T-208/10) 1 (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark TRUEWHITE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Descriptive mark) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina, United States) (represented by: V. Schiller, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by: S. Schäffner, and subsequently by: G. Schneider, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 January 2010 (Case R 985/2009-2) concerning registration of the sign TRUEWHITE as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Cree, Inc. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 179, 3.7.2010.