Judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2011 - Häfele v OHIM (Vorfront)
(Case T-531/10)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Vorfront - Absolute ground for refusal - 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: S. Schäffner, subsequently by: R. Manea and finally by: A. Pohlmann, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 September 2010 (Case R 570/2010-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Vorfront 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 30, 29.1.2011.