Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.1.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 13/13 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2011 — Sports Warehouse v OHIM (TENNIS WAREHOUSE)

(Case T-290/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012013EN.01001303-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark TENNIS WAREHOUSE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Distinctive character - Obligation to state reasons - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 13/27

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Sports Warehouse GmbH (Schutterwald, Germany) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially S. Schäffner and subsequently R. Pethke, Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 April 2010 (Case R 1259/2009-1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign TENNIS WAREHOUSE 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 Sports Warehosue GmbH to pay the costs. |

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