CELEX: 62012TA0331
Language: en
Date: 2014-02-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-331/12: Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2014 — Sartorius Lab Instruments v OHIM (Representation of a yellow curve) (Community trade mark — Application for a Community trade mark consisting of a representation of a yellow curve at the bottom edge of an electronic display unit — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)

7.4.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 102/35
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2014 — Sartorius Lab Instruments v OHIM (Representation of a yellow curve)
   (Case T-331/12) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark consisting of a representation of a yellow curve at the bottom edge of an electronic display unit - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   2014/C 102/55
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & CO. KG (Göttingen, Germany), given leave to replace Sartorius Weighing Technology GmbH (represented by: K. Welkerling, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 May 2012 (Case R 1783/2011-1), concerning an application for registration of a sign composed of a yellow curve at the bottom edge of an electronic display unit as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the application;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 287, of 22.9.2012.