CELEX: 62009TA0278
Language: en
Date: 2012-11-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-278/09: Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2012 — Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter v OHIM (GG) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community collective word mark GG — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

22.12.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 399/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 November 2012 — Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter v OHIM (GG)
   (Case T-278/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for the Community collective word mark GG - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2012/C 399/29
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter eV, formerly Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter eV (Mainz, Germany) (represented by: N. Schindler, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially B. Schmidt, subsequently G. Schneider and lastly D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 April 2009 (Case R 1568/2008-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign GG as a Community trade mark
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter eV to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 220, 12.9.2009.