Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 7.4.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 102/35 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2014 — Sartorius Lab Instruments v OHIM (Representation of a yellow curve)

(Case T-331/12)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014102EN.01003501-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark consisting of a representation of a yellow curve at the bottom edge of an electronic display unit - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))

2014/C 102/55

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & CO. KG (Göttingen, Germany), given leave to replace Sartorius Weighing Technology GmbH (represented by: K. Welkerling, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, lawyer)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 May 2012 (Case R 1783/2011-1), concerning an application for registration of a sign composed of a yellow curve at the bottom edge of an electronic display unit as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the application; |

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| 2. | Orders Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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