CELEX: 62009TN0281
Language: en
Date: 2009-07-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-281/09: Action brought on 17 July 2009 — Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer v OHIM (CHROMA)

10.10.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 244/6
            
         Action brought on 17 July 2009 — Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer v OHIM (CHROMA)
   (Case T-281/09)
   2009/C 244/09
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG (Frechen, Germany) (represented by J. Albrecht, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               Annul the decision of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Fourth Board of Appeal) of 8 May 2009, in so far as the application for registration of the mark in respect of the requested goods in Classes 19 and 11 was rejected;
            
         
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               order OHIM to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘CHROMA’ for goods and services in Classes 11, 19 and 37 (Application No 6 731 103)
   
      Decision of the Examiner: Registration rejected in part.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed.
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, (1) in that the word ‘CHROMA’ has no directly descriptive meaning.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).