CELEX: 62012TA0022
Language: en
Date: 2012-12-11 00:00:00
Title: Case T-22/12: Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2012 — Fomanu v OHIM (Qualität hat Zukunft) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Qualität hat Zukunft — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

26.1.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 26/44
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2012 — Fomanu v OHIM (Qualität hat Zukunft)
   (Case T-22/12) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Qualität hat Zukunft - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2013/C 26/84
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Fomanu AG (Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Germany) (represented by: T. Raible, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 October 2011 (Case R 1518/2011-1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign Qualität hat Zukunft as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Fomanu AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 80, 17.3.2012.