Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2013:333
Date: 2013-06-27
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2013 – International Engine Intellectual Property Company v OHIM (PURE POWER) (Case T-248/11) 1 (Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark PURE POWER – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC (Warrenville, Illinois, United States) (represented by: C. Thomas and B. Reiter, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 February 2011 (Case R 2310/2010-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign PURE POWER as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders each party to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.