CELEX: 62011TJ0371
Language: en
Date: 2012-10-16 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 October 2012. # Monier Roofing Components GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark CLIMA COMFORT - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Ex officio examination of the facts - Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009. # Case T-371/11.

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 October 2012 — Monier Roofing Components v OHIM (CLIMA COMFORT)
      (Case T-371/11)
      Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark CLIMA COMFORT — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Right to be heard — Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Ex officio examination of the facts — Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009
      1.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks devoid
            of any distinctive character — Assessment of distinctive character — Criteria (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b))
            (see paras 13, 18, 19, 36)
      2.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Marks devoid
            of any distinctive character — Word mark CLIMA COMFORT (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 14, 25-29,
            32-43)
      Re: 
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 April 2011 (Case R 2026/2010-1), concerning
                  an application for registration of the word sign CLIMA COMFORT as a Community trade mark.
               
            Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Monier Roofing Components GmbH to pay the costs.