Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.3.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 96/16 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 10 February 2015 — Innovation First v OHIM (NANO)

(Case T-379/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015096EN.01001602-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark NANO - Right to be heard - Obligation to state reasons - Examination of the facts of the Office’s own motion - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 096/20)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Innovation First, Inc. (Greenville, South Carolina, United States) (represented by: J. Zecher, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Poch, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 April 2013 (Case R 1271/2012-1), relating to an application for registration of the word sign NANO 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 Innovation First, Inc. to bear the costs. |

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