CELEX: 62011TJ0165
Language: en
Date: 2012-06-12
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 June 2012. # Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark COLLEGE - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. # Case T-165/11.

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 June 2012 —Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam v OHIM —Investimust (COLLEGE)(Case T-165/11)
      Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark COLLEGE — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
      Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Registration contrary to Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 7(1)(c), and 52(1)(a))
         (see paras 21, 22, 24-34, 37)
      
      Re: 
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 January 2011 (Case R 508/2010-4), concerning
                  invalidity proceedings between Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam and Investimust SA.
               
            Operative part 
      The Court:
      
         
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                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
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                  	Orders Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam to pay the costs.