Judgment of the General Court of 6 March 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe v OHIM (Highprotect)
(Case T-565/10)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Highprotect - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG (Duisbourg, Germany) (represented by: U. Ulrich, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: B. Schmidt, Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 September 2010 (Decision R 1038/2010-1), concerning an application for registration of the word mark Highprotect as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 55, 19.2.2011.