Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Community — Application for Community word mark UniversalPHOLED — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 2 May 2012 —Universal Display v OHIM (UniversalPHOLED)(Case T‑435/11) Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Community — Application for Community word mark UniversalPHOLED — 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 20-26, 30, 31, 39, 40) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 May 2011 (Case R 215/2011‑2) concerning an application for registration of the word sign UniversalPHOLED as a Community trade mark. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Universal Display Corp. to pay the costs.