CELEX: 62009TA0470
Language: en
Date: 2012-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-470/09: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — medi v OHIM (medi) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark medi — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009)

25.8.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 258/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — medi v OHIM (medi)
   (Case T-470/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark medi - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2012/C 258/28
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: medi GmbH & Co. KG (Bayreuth, Germany) (represented by: H. Lindner, D. Terheggen and T. Kiphuth, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially S. Schäffner and subsequently G. Schneider, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 October 2009 (Case R 692/2008-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign medi as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Medi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 24, 30.1.2010.