Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.2.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 32/25 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2011 — Häfele v OHIM (Vorfront)

(Case T-531/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012032EN.01002501-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Vorfront - Absolute ground for refusal - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 32/50

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Häfele GmbH & Co. KG (Nagold, Germany) (represented by: M. Eck and J. Dönch, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by: S. Schäffner, subsequently by: R. Manea and finally by: A. Pohlmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 September 2010 (Case R 570/2010-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Vorfront 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 Häfele GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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