CELEX: 62009TA0047
Language: en
Date: 2010-10-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-47/09: Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2010 — Deutsche Behindertenhilfe — Aktion Mensch v OHIM (diegesellschafter.de) (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))

20.11.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 317/28
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2010 — Deutsche Behindertenhilfe — Aktion Mensch v OHIM (diegesellschafter.de)
   (Case T-47/09) (1)
   
   (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))
   2010/C 317/51
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Deutsche Behindertenhilfe — Aktion Mensch eV (Mayence, Germany) (represented by: V. Töbelmann and A. Piltz, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)
   
      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.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the application;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Deutsche Behindertenhilfe — Aktion Mensch eV to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 102 of 1.5.2009.