Judgment of the General Court of 5 July 2012 - Deutscher Ring v OHIM (Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG)
(Case T-209/10)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: E. Busse, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 March 2010 (Case R 1290/2009-1) concerning an application for registration of the word mark Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 11 March 2010 (Case R 1290/2009-1);
Orders OHIM to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 179, 3.7.2010.