Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2011 - Häfele v OHIM (Infront)
(Case T-425/10)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Infront - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Häfele GmbH & Co. KG (Nagold, Germany) (represented by: M. Eck and J. Dönch, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by: R. Manea and subsequently by: A. Pohlmann, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 January 2011 (Case R 1711/2010-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Infront as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Häfele GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 145, 14.5.2011.