CELEX: 62011TA0582
Language: en
Date: 2013-01-17 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-582/11 and T-583/11: Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2013 — Solar-Fabrik v OHIM (Premium XL and Premium L) (Community trade mark — Applications for the Community word marks Premium XL and Premium L — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2.3.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 63/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2013 — Solar-Fabrik v OHIM (Premium XL and Premium L)
   (Joined Cases T-582/11 and T-583/11) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Applications for the Community word marks Premium XL and Premium L - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2013/C 63/37
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Solar-Fabrik AG für Produktion und Vertrieb von solartechnischen Produkten (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Two actions brought against two decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 September 2011 (Case R 245/2011-1 and Case R 246/2011-1 respectively), concerning applications for registration as Community trade marks of the word sign Premium XL and the word sign Premium L respectively
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Joins Cases T-582/11 and T-583/11 for the purposes of the judgment;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the actions;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Solar-Fabrik AG für Produktion und Vertrieb von solartechnischen Produkten to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 25, 28.1.2012.