CELEX: 62010TA0561
Language: en
Date: 2011-11-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-561/10: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2011 — LG Electronics v OHIM (DIRECT DRIVE) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark DIRECT DRIVE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

14.1.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 13/14
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2011 — LG Electronics v OHIM (DIRECT DRIVE)
   (Case T-561/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark DIRECT DRIVE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 13/29
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 September 2010 (Case R 1027/2010-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign DIRECT DRIVE as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders LG Electronics, Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 38, 5.2.2011.