Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2012 - Cortés del Valle López v OHIM (¡Que buenu ye! HIJOPUTA)
(Case T-417/10)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark ¡Que buenu ye! HIJOPUTA - 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)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Federico Cortés del Valle López (Maliaño, Spain) (represented by: J. Calderón Chavero and T. Villate Consonni, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 June 2010 (Case R 175/2010-2) concerning an application for registration as a Community trade mark of the figurative sign ¡Que buenu ye! HIJOPUTA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Mr Federico Cortés del Valle López to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.