Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 - Air France v OHMI (Parallelogram shape)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark representing the shape of a parallelogram - Absolute ground of refusal - Absence of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Air France (Roissy-en-France, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 January 2010 (Case R 1018/2009-2) concerning an application for registration of a sign representing a parallelogram as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Air France to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.