Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 June 2012.#Seven Towns Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Application for Community mark representing seven squares of different colours — Sign of which a Community trade mark may consist — Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T‑293/10.

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 June 2012 —
Seven Towns v OHIM (Representation of seven squares of different colours)

(Case T-293/10)

Community trade mark — Application for Community mark representing seven squares of different colours — Sign of which a Community trade mark may consist — Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

1.                     Community trade mark — Registration procedure — Publication of the application — Measure not guaranteeing registration of the trade mark (Council Regulation 207/2009, Arts 37 and 39(2)) (see paras 33, 35, 36)

2.                     Community trade mark — Appeals procedure — Decision on the appeal — Exercise by the Board of Appeal of the powers of the examiner — Obligation to respect the rights of the defence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 37(3), 64(1), and 75) (see paras 42, 43)

3.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Signs capable of constituting a mark — Colours or combinations of colours — Conditions (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 4) (see para. 50)

Re:

Operative part

The Court: