CELEX: 62009TJ0201
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-21 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 21 September 2011. # Rügen Fisch AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark SCOMBER MIX - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-201/09.

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 21 September 2011 – Rügen Fisch v OHIM – Schwaaner Fischwaren (SCOMBER MIX)
      (Case T-201/09)
      Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark SCOMBER MIX – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
      Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds of invalidity – Registration contrary to Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 40/94 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 7(1)(c) and 51(1)(a))
         (see paras 28-31)
      
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 (Case R 230/2007-4), relating to
                  invalidity proceedings between Rügen Fisch AG and Schwaaner Fischwaren GmbH.
               
            Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
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                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
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                  	Orders Rügen Fisch AG to bear the costs.