CELEX: 62009TA0202
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-202/09: Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — Deichmann v OHIM (Representation of a curved band with dotted lines) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Community — Figurative mark representing a curved band with dotted lines — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

28.5.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 160/18
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — Deichmann v OHIM (Representation of a curved band with dotted lines)
   (Case T-202/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Figurative mark representing a curved band with dotted lines - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2011/C 160/24
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Deichmann SE, formerly Heinrich Deichmann-Scuhe GmbH & Co. KG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: O. Rauscher, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Weberndörfer, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 April 2009 (Case R 224/2007-4) concerning an international registration designating the European Community of a figurative mark representing a curved band with dotted lines
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Deichmann SE to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 180, 1.8.2009.