Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 243/17 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 5 July 2012 — Deutscher Ring v OHIM (Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG)

(Case T-209/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012243EN.01001701-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 243/31

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: E. Busse, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 March 2010 (Case R 1290/2009-1) concerning an application for registration of the word mark Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 11 March 2010 (Case R 1290/2009-1); |

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| 2. | Orders OHIM to pay the costs. |

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