Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 June 2012 —Seven Towns v OHIM (Representation of seven squares of different colours)(Case T-293/10)
Community trade mark — Application for Community mark representing seven squares of different colours — Sign of which a Community trade mark may consist — Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
1.                     Community trade mark — Registration procedure — Publication of the application — Measure not guaranteeing registration of
the trade mark (Council Regulation 207/2009, Arts 37 and 39(2)) (see paras 33, 35, 36)
2.                     Community trade mark — Appeals procedure — Decision on the appeal — Exercise by the Board of Appeal of the powers of the examiner —
Obligation to respect the rights of the defence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 37(3), 64(1), and 75) (see paras 42,
43)
3.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Signs capable of constituting a mark — Colours
or combinations of colours — Conditions (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 4) (see para. 50)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 April 2010 (Case R 1475/2009-1), concerning
an application for registration of a sign representing seven squares of different colours as a Community mark.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders each party to bear its own costs.