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Document 62006TJ0294
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 17 April 2008. # Nordmilch eG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark Vitality - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-294/06.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 17 April 2008.
Nordmilch eG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark Vitality - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-294/06.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 17 April 2008.
Nordmilch eG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark Vitality - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-294/06.
European Court Reports 2008 II-00059*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:116
- Date of document:
- 17/04/2008
- Date lodged:
- 20/10/2006
- Author:
- General Court
- Country or organisation from which the request originates:
- Germany
- Form:
- Judgment
- Authentic language:
- German
- Type of procedure:
- Action for annulment - unfounded
- Applicant:
- Individual
- Defendant:
- European Union Intellectual Property Office, EU institutions and bodies
- Judge-Rapporteur:
- Dittrich
- Treaty:
- Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
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- 62000TJ0024: N 36
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- 62000TJ0088: N 36
- 62000TJ0360: N 22
- 62001TJ0122: N 23 27
- 62001TJ0194: N 36
- 62002CJ0064: N 26
- 62002TJ0146: N 36
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Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 17 April 2008 – Nordmilch v OHIM (Vitality)
(Case T-294/06)
Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark Vitality – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 28-30)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 August 2006 (Case R 746/2004-4) concerning the registration of the word sign Vitality as a Community trade mark. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Nordmilch eG |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Verbal mark Vitality for goods and services in Classes 29, 30, 32, 33 and 43 – Application No 2835684 |
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Decision of the examiner: |
Application for registration partially dismissed |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Nordmilch eG to pay the costs. |
