CELEX: 62009TA0523
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-523/09: Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — Smart Technologies v OHIM (WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

28.5.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 160/21
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — Smart Technologies v OHIM (WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH)
   (Case T-523/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2011/C 160/32
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Smart Technologies ULC (Calgary, Canada) (represented by: M. Edenborough, QC, T. Elias, Barrister, and R. Harrison, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 September 2009 (Case R 554/2009-2), concerning an application for the word sign WIR MACHEN DAS BESONDERE EINFACH as a Community trade mark
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Smart Technologies ULC to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 51, 27.2.2010.