Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Infront - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 December 2011 – Häfele v OHIM (Infront) (Case T-166/11) Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark Infront – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of goods (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 22-23, 25-26, 34) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 January 2011 (Case R 1711/2010‑1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Infront as a Community trade mark. Operative part The Court: 1.Dismisses the action; 2.Orders Häfele GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.