CELEX: 62009TA0077
Language: en
Date: 2010-03-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-77/09: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2010 — hofherr communikation GmbH v OHIM (NATURE WATCH) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Community — Word mark NATURE WATCH — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

1.5.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 113/44
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2010 — hofherr communikation GmbH v OHIM (NATURE WATCH)
   (Case T-77/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark NATURE WATCH - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2010/C 113/71
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: hofherr communikation GmbH (Innsbruck, Austria) (represented by: S. Warbek, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 December 2008 (Case R 1410/2008-1) concerning the international registration, designating the European Community, of the word sign NATURE WATCH.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders hofherr communikation GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 90, 18.4.2009.