CELEX: 62009TJ0047
Language: en
Date: 2010-10-07
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 October 2010. # Deutsche Behindertenhilfe - Aktion Mensch eV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark diegesellschafter.de - 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). # Case T-47/09.

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 October 2010 – Deutsche Behindertenhilfe – Aktion Mensch v OHIM (diegesellschafter.de)
      (Case T-47/09)
      Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark diegesellschafter.de – 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)
      Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 29, 49-50)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 November 2008 (Case R 1094/2008-1), concerning
                  an application for registration of the word sign diegesellschafter.de as a Community trade mark.
               
            Information relating to the case 
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Deutsche Behindertenhilfe – Aktion Mensch eV
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Word mark ‘diegesellschafter.de’ for services in Classes 35 and 41 –Application No 460372
            
         
               Decision of the examiner:
            
            
               Registration refused
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Appeal dismissed
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Deutsche Behindertenhilfe – Aktion Mensch eV to pay the costs.