CELEX: 62010TA0290
Language: en
Date: 2011-11-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-290/10: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2011 — Sports Warehouse v OHIM (TENNIS WAREHOUSE) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark TENNIS WAREHOUSE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Distinctive character — Obligation to state reasons — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

14.1.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 13/13
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2011 — Sports Warehouse v OHIM (TENNIS WAREHOUSE)
   (Case T-290/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark TENNIS WAREHOUSE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Distinctive character - Obligation to state reasons - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 13/27
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Sports Warehouse GmbH (Schutterwald, Germany) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially S. Schäffner and subsequently R. Pethke, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 April 2010 (Case R 1259/2009-1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign TENNIS WAREHOUSE as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Sports Warehosue GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 234, 28.8.2010.