CELEX: 62008TA0289
Language: en
Date: 2010-02-11 00:00:00
Title: Case T-289/08: Judgment of the General Court of 11 February 2010 — Deutsche BKK v OHIM (Deutsche BKK) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Deutsche BKK — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character and no distinctive character — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Article 73 and Article 74(1), first sentence, of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 and Article 76(1), first sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009))

27.3.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 80/24
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 11 February 2010 — Deutsche BKK v OHIM (Deutsche BKK)
   (Case T-289/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Deutsche BKK - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character and no distinctive character - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Article 73 and Article 74(1), first sentence, of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 and Article 76(1), first sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009))
   2010/C 80/42
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Deutsche BKK (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: H.-P. Schrammek, C. Drzymalla and S. Risthaus, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: B. Schmidt, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 May 2008 (Case R 318/2008-4) concerning an application for registration of the word mark ‘Deutsche BKK’ as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Deutsche Betriebskrankenkasse (Deutsche BKK) to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 247, 27.9.2008.