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**Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2010 – General Bearing v OHIM (GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION)**

**(Case T-394/09)**

Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Procedure – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject-matter of the dispute – Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c))
(see para. 20)

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 (Case R 73/2009‑1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION as a Community trade mark. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| Applicant for the Community trade mark: | General Bearing Corp. |
| Community trade mark sought: | Word mark GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION for goods in Classes 7 and 12 – Registration No 6345871 |
| Decision of the examiner: | Registration refused |
| Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Appeal dismissed |

**Operative part**

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| 1. |  | The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible. |

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| 2. |  | General Bearing Corp. is ordered to pay the costs. |

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