Judgment of the General Court of 8 February 2013 - Piotrowski v OHIM (MEDIGYM)

(Case T-33/12) 

(Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark MEDIGYM - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Right to a hearing - Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Elke Piotrowski (Viernheim, Germany) (represented by: J. Albrecht, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Lenz and G. Schneider, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 November 2011 (Case R 734/2011-4) concerning an international registration designating the European Community of the word sign MEDIGYM.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Ms Elke Piotrowski to pay the costs.

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¹ - OJ C 80, 17.3.2012.