Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.10.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 288/38 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 — Micro Shaping v OHIM (packaging)

(Case T-64/09) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2010288EN.01003801-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark packaging - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2010/C 288/72)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Micro Shaping Ltd (Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom) (represented by: A. Franke, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 December 2008 (Case R 1063/2008-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign packaging 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 Micro Shaping Ltd to pay the costs. |

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