Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.12.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 399/17 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2012 — Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter v OHIM (GG)

(Case T-278/09)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012399EN.01001702-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community collective word mark GG - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

2012/C 399/29

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter eV, formerly Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter eV (Mainz, Germany) (represented by: N. Schindler, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially B. Schmidt, subsequently G. Schneider and lastly D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 April 2009 (Case R 1568/2008-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign GG as a Community trade mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter eV to pay the costs. |

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