CELEX: 62009TA0524
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-524/09: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2011 — Meredith v OHIM (BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS — Absolute ground for refusal — Partial refusal by the examiner to register the mark — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

15.10.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 305/6
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2011 — Meredith v OHIM (BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS)
   (Case T-524/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS - Absolute ground for refusal - Partial refusal by the examiner to register the mark - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2011/C 305/06
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Meredith Corp. (Des Moines, United States of America) (represented by: R. Furneaux and E. Hardcastle, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 September 2009 (Case R 517/2009-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Meredith Corp. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 51, 27.2.2010.