CELEX: 62009TA0012
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-12/09: Judgment of the General Court of 7 April 2011 — Gruber v OHIM (Run the globe) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Run the globe — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

21.5.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 152/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 7 April 2011 — Gruber v OHIM (Run the globe)
   (Case T-12/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Run the globe - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack 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 152/34
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Alexander Gruber (Ulm, Germany) (represented by: T. Kienle and M. Krinke, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schnäffner, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 November 2008 (Case R 1779/2007-1) concerning a request for registration of the word sign Run the globe as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Alexander Gruber to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 69, 21.3.2009.