Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.12.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 462/22 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2014 — Kaatsu Japan v OHIM (KAATSU)

(Case T-567/12)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014462EN.01002202-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark KAATSU - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Rights of the defence - Article 75, second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2014/C 462/34)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Kaatsu Japan Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. Edenborough QC)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar and I. Harrington, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 October 2012 (Case R 435/2012-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign KAATSU 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 Kaatsu Japan Co. Ltd to pay the costs. |

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