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Document 62007TJ0064

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 19 November 2009.
    Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol sp. z o.o. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Applications for Community word marks 350, 250 and 150 - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
    Joined cases T-64/07 to T-66/07.

    European Court Reports 2009 II-00218*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:450





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 19 November 2009 – Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol v OHIM (350, 250 and 150)

    (Joined Cases T-64/07 to T-66/07)

    Community trade mark – Applications for Community word marks 350, 250 and 150 – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now 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 40/94, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 25-31)

    Re:

    Three actions brought against the decisions of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 December 2006 (Cases R 1033/2006-4, R 1034/2006-4 and R 1035/2006-4) concerning applications for registration of word marks 350, 250 and 150 as Community trade marks.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol sp. z o.o.

    Community trade mark sought:

    Word marks 350, 250 and 150 for goods in Class 16

    Decision of the Examiner:

    Registrations refused

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeals dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the actions;

    2.

    Orders Agencja Wydawnicza Technopol sp. z o.o. to pay the costs.

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