Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2013 - Solar-Fabrik v OHIM (Premium XL and Premium L)
(Cases T-582/11 and T-583/11)
(Community trade mark - Applications for the Community word marks Premium XL and Premium L - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character -Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Solar-Fabrik AG für Produktion und Vertrieb von solartechnischen Produkten (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
Re:
Two actions brought against two decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 September 2011 (Case R 245/2011-1 and Case R 246/2011-1 respectively), concerning applications for registration as Community trade marks of the word sign Premium XL and the word sign Premium L respectively
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Joins Cases T-582/11 and T-583/11 for the purposes of the judgment;
2. Dismisses the actions;
3. Orders Solar-Fabrik AG für Produktion und Vertrieb von solartechnischen Produkten to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 25, 28.1.2012.