CELEX: 62008TA0586
Language: en
Date: 2010-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-586/08: Judgment of the General Court of 29 April 2010 — Kerma v OHIM (BIOPIETRA) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark BIOPIETRA — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

19.6.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 161/40
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 29 April 2010 — Kerma v OHIM (BIOPIETRA)
      (Case T-586/08) (1)
      
      (Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark BIOPIETRA - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
      (2010/C 161/62)
      Language of the case: Italian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Kerma SpA (Raffa di Puegnago sul Garda, Italy) (represented by: A. Manzoni, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: O. Montalto, Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 October 2008 (Case R 889/2008-1) concerning an application for registration of the word mark BIOPIETRA as a Community trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Kerma SpA to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 55, 7.3.2009.