Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 January 2013
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 January 2013
Data
- Court
- General Court
- Case date
- 17 januari 2013
Verdict
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 January 2013 — Solar-Fabrik v OHIM (Premium XL and Premium L)
(Cases T-582/11 and T-583/11)
"Community trade mark - Applications for the Community word marks Premium XL and Premium L - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009"
Community trade markDefinition and acquisition of the Community trade markAbsolute grounds for refusalMarks devoid of any distinctive characterConceptCriteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 13-15)
Community trade markDefinition and acquisition of the Community trade markAbsolute grounds for refusalMarks devoid of any distinctive characterWord marks Premium XL and Premium L (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 17-22)
Community trade markDecisions of the OfficePrinciple of equal treatmentPrinciple of sound administrationOHIM’s previous decision-making practice (see para. 31)
Re:
Two actions brought against two decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 September 2011 (Case R 245/2011-1 and Case R 246/2011-1 respectively), concerning applications for registration as Community trade marks of the word sign Premium XL and the word sign Premium L respectively.
Operative part
The Court:
Joins Cases T-582/11 and T-583/11 for the purposes of the judgment;
Dismisses the actions;
Orders Solar-Fabrik AG für Produktion und Vertrieb von solartechnischen Produkten to pay the costs.