CELEX: 62009TA0377
Language: en
Date: 2011-12-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-377/09: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2011 — Mövenpick v OHIM (PASSIONATELY SWISS) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark PASSIONATELY SWISS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Geographical indication of origin — Lack of distinctive character)

4.2.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/21
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2011 — Mövenpick v OHIM (PASSIONATELY SWISS)
   (Case T-377/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark PASSIONATELY SWISS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Geographical indication of origin - Lack of distinctive character)
   2012/C 32/40
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Mövenpick-Holding (Cham, Swizerland) (represented by: M. Taxhet, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 July 2009 (Case R 1457/2008-1) relating to an application for registration of the word mark PASSIONATELY SWISS as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mövenpick Holding to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.