CELEX: 62008TJ0310
Language: en
Date: 2011-01-21
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 21 January 2011.#BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).#Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark executive edition - Absolute grounds 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).#Case T-310/08.

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 21 January 2011 – BSH v OHIM (executive edition)
      (Case T-310/08)
      Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark executive edition – Absolute grounds 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)
      Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 26, 33-34)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 June 2008 (Case R 845/2007‑1) concerning an
                  application for registration of the word sign executive edition as a Community trade mark.
               
            Information relating to the case 
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Word mark executive edition for goods in Classes 7, 9 and 11 – Application No 4908182
            
         
               Decision of the examiner:
            
            
               Registration refused 
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Appeal dismissed 
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action; 
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders BSH Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH to pay the costs.