CELEX: 62010TA0159
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-159/10: Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — Air France v OHMI (Parallelogram shape) (Community trade mark — Application for Community figurative mark representing the shape of a parallelogram — Absolute ground of refusal — Absence of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

28.5.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 160/22
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — Air France v OHMI (Parallelogram shape)
   (Case T-159/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark representing the shape of a parallelogram - Absolute ground of refusal - Absence of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2011/C 160/34
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Air France (Roissy-en-France, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 January 2010 (Case R 1018/2009-2) concerning an application for registration of a sign representing a parallelogram as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Air France to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.