Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 5 October 2011 – PAKI Logistics v OHIM (PAKI)

(Case T-526/09)

Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark PAKI – Absolute ground for refusal – Trade mark contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality – Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Trade mark contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(f)) (see paras 33-34, 37)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 October 2009 (Case R 1805/2007-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign PAKI as a Community trade mark.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders PAKI Logistics GmbH to bear its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM);

3. Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs.