Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 April 2012

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Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 April 2012 —
Deichmann v OHIM

(Case C-307/11 P)

Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 7(1)(b) — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Figurative sign representing a chevron edged with dotted lines

1.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Absolute grounds for refusal — Overlapping ambits of the grounds set out in Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b) and (c)) (see paras 46-48)

2.                     Appeals — Grounds — Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence — Inadmissibility — Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence — Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.) (see para. 58)

3.                     Appeals — Grounds — Plea submitted for the first time in the context of the appeal — Inadmissibility (see para. 65)

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