Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2011 - Cree v OHIM (TRUEWHITE)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark TRUEWHITE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Descriptive mark)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Cree, Inc. (Durham, North Carolina, United States) (represented by: V. Schiller, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by: S. Schäffner, and subsequently by: G. Schneider, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 January 2010 (Case R 985/2009-2) concerning registration of the sign TRUEWHITE as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Cree, Inc. to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 179, 3.7.2010.