Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/8 |

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Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 April 2012 — Deichmann SE v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

(Case C-307/11 P)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012258EN.01000802-E0001)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 7(1)(b) - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Figurative sign representing a chevron edged with dotted lines)

2012/C 258/13

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Deichmann SE (represented by: O. Rauscher, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel, acting as Agent)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 April 2011 in Case T-202/09 Deichmann SE v OHIM, by which the General Court dismissed the action for annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 April 2009 dismissing the appeal against the examiner’s decision, which refused registration of the figurative sign representing a chevron edged with dotted lines as a Community trade mark for certain goods in Classes 10 and 25 — Distinctive character of the mark

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | The appeal is dismissed. |

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| 2. | Deichmann SE shall pay the costs. |

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