CELEX: 62010TA0328
Language: en
Date: 2012-09-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-328/10: Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2012 — Fraas v OHIM (Tartan pattern in dark grey, light grey, beige and dark red) (Community trade mark — Application for a figurative Community trade mark representing a tartan pattern in dark grey, light grey, beige and dark red — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b), Article 75 and Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

27.10.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 331/19
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2012 — Fraas v OHIM (Tartan pattern in dark grey, light grey, beige and dark red)
      (Case T-328/10) (1)
      
      (Community trade mark - Application for a figurative Community trade mark representing a tartan pattern in dark grey, light grey, beige and dark red - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b), Article 75 and Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
      (2012/C 331/32)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: V. Fraas GmbH (Helmbrechts-Wüstenselbitz, Germany) (represented by: R. Kunze and G. Würtenberger, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented: initially by B. Schmidt, then D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 June 2010 (Case R 190/2010-4) concerning an application for registration of a figurative sign representing a tartan pattern in dark grey, light grey, beige and dark red as a Community trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders V. Fraas GmbH to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 288, 23.10.2010.