CELEX: 62011TA0242
Language: en
Date: 2012-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-242/11: Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2012 — Kaltenbach & Voigt v OHIM (3D eXam) (Community trade mark — International registration — Request for territorial extension of protection — Figurative mark 3D eXam — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

12.5.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 138/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2012 — Kaltenbach & Voigt v OHIM (3D eXam)
   (Case T-242/11) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - International registration - Request for territorial extension of protection - Figurative mark 3D eXam - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 138/32
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH (Biberach an der Riß, Germany) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 March 2011 (Case R 2361/2010-2) relating to a territorial extension to the European Union of the protection of the international registration of the figurative mark 3D eXam
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.