CELEX: 62013TA0133
Language: en
Date: 2015-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-133/13: Judgment of the General Court of 22 January 2015  — Pro-Aqua International v OHIM — Rexair (WET DUST CAN’T FLY) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark WET DUST CAN’T FLY — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

9.3.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 81/16
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 22 January 2015 — Pro-Aqua International v OHIM — Rexair (WET DUST CAN’T FLY)
   (Case T-133/13) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark WET DUST CAN’T FLY - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 081/20)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Pro-Aqua International GmbH (Ansbach, Germany) (represented by: T. Raible, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Rajh and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Rexair LLC (Troy, Michigan, United States of America) (represented by A. Bayer, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 December 2012 (Case R 211/2012-2), concerning invalidity proceedings between Pro-Aqua International GmbH and Rexair LLC.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Pro-Aqua International GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 123, 27.4.2013.