Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2010 - LG Electronics v OHIM (KOMPRESSOR PLUS)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark KOMPRESSOR PLUS - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) (represented by: J. Blanchard, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 September 2009 (Case R 397/2009-1), relating to an application for registration as a Community trade mark of the word sign KOMPRESSOR PLUS.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders LG Electronics, Inc. to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 37, 13. 2. 2010.