Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 - medi v OHIM (medi)
(Case T-470/09)
(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark medi - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: medi GmbH & Co. KG (Bayreuth, Germany) (represented by: H. Lindner, D. Terheggen and T. Kiphuth, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially S. Schäffner and subsequently G. Schneider, Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 October 2009 (Case R 692/2008-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign medi as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Medi GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 24, 30.1.2010.