CELEX: 62010TA0059
Language: en
Date: 2011-11-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-59/10: Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2011 — Geemarc Telecom v OHIM — Audioline (AMPLIDECT) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark AMPLIDECT — Absolute grounds for refusal — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Acquisition of distinctive character through use — Evidence)

14.1.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 13/12
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2011 — Geemarc Telecom v OHIM — Audioline (AMPLIDECT)
   (Case T-59/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark AMPLIDECT - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Acquisition of distinctive character through use - Evidence)
   2012/C 13/23
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Geemarc Telecom International Ltd (Wanchai, Hong Kong) (represented by: G. Farrington, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Audioline GmbH (Neuss, Germany) (represented by: U. Blumenröder, P. Lübbe and B. Allekotte, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 November 2009 (Case R 913/2009-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Audioline GmbH and Geemarc Telecom International Ltd.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Geemarc Telecom International Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.