CELEX: 62012TA0245
Language: en
Date: 2013-11-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-245/12: Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2013 — Gamesa Eólica v OHIM — Enercon (Blended shades of green) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Absolute ground for refusal — Application for Community trade mark consisting of blended shades of green — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 62 of Regulation No 207/2009)

21.12.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 377/13
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2013 — Gamesa Eólica v OHIM — Enercon (Blended shades of green)
   (Case T-245/12) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Absolute ground for refusal - Application for Community trade mark consisting of blended shades of green - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 62 of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2013/C 377/31
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Gamesa Eólica, SL (Sarriguren, Spain) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri and A. Sanz Cerralbo, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Enercon GmbH (Aurich, Germany)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 March 2012 (Case R 260/2011-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Gamesa Eólica SL and Enercon GmbH.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 1 March 2012 (Case R 260/2011-1);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of Gamesa Eólica, SL.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 243, 11.8.2012.