CELEX: 62009TJ0523
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-13
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 April 2011. # Smart Technologies ULC v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. # Case T-523/09.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 April 2011 – Smart Technologies v OHIM (WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH)
      (Case T-523/09)
      Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
      Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 33-37, 40)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 September 2009 (Case R 554/2009-2), concerning
                  an application for the word sign WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH as a Community trade mark.
               
            Information relating to the case 
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark: 
            
            
               Smart Technologies ULC
            
         
               Community trade mark sought: 
            
            
               Word mark WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH for goods in Class 9 – Application No 7355902
            
         
               Decision of the examiner: 
            
            
               Registration refused 
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal: 
            
            
               Appeal dismissed 
            
         
      Operative part 
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Smart Technologies ULC to pay the costs.