Order of the General Court of 14 December 2010 - General Bearing v OHIM (GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: General Bearing Corp. (West Nyack, New York, United States) (represented by: A. Dellmeier-Beschorner, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Manea, Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 (Case R 73/2009-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the order
1. The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible;
2. General Bearing Corp. is to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 297, 5.12.2009.