Judgment of the General Court of 12 June 2013 – MPDV Mikrolab v OHIM (Lean Performance Index)
(Case T-598/11) 1
(Community Trade mark – Application for Community word mark Lean Performance Index – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)( b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: MPDV Mikrolab GmbH, Mikroprozessordatenverarbeitung und Mikroprozessorlabor (Mosbach, Germany) (represented by: W. Göpfert, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: G. Marten and R. Pethke, Agents)
Objet
Appeal against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 September 2011 (Case R 131/2011-1) concerning an application for registration of the word mark Lean Performance Index as a Community trade mark.
Operative part
The Court:
1. Dismisses the appeal;
2. Orders MPDV Mikrolab GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 32, 4.2.2012.