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Document C2005/006/41
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 October 2004 in Case C-192/03 P: Alcon Inc. against the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH (Appeal — Community mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Nullity of the Community mark — Article 51 of Regulation No 40/94 — Absolute grounds for refusal of registration — Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation No 40/94 — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 40/94 — Word mark‘BSS’)
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 October 2004 in Case C-192/03 P: Alcon Inc. against the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH (Appeal — Community mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Nullity of the Community mark — Article 51 of Regulation No 40/94 — Absolute grounds for refusal of registration — Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation No 40/94 — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 40/94 — Word mark‘BSS’)
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 October 2004 in Case C-192/03 P: Alcon Inc. against the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH (Appeal — Community mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Nullity of the Community mark — Article 51 of Regulation No 40/94 — Absolute grounds for refusal of registration — Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation No 40/94 — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 40/94 — Word mark‘BSS’)
OJ C 6, 8.1.2005, p. 21–21
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
8.1.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 6/21 |
ORDER OF THE COURT
(Sixth Chamber)
of 5 October 2004
in Case C-192/03 P: Alcon Inc. against the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH (1)
(Appeal - Community mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Nullity of the Community mark - Article 51 of Regulation No 40/94 - Absolute grounds for refusal of registration - Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation No 40/94 - Distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation No 40/94 - Word mark ‘BSS’)
(2005/C 6/41)
Language of the case: English
In Case C-192/03P: Alcon Inc., formerly Alcon Universal Ltd, established in Hünenberg (Switzerland) (lawyers: C. Morcom, QC, and S. Clark), the other parties to the proceedings being the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: S. Laitinen and A. Sesma Merino) and Dr Robert Winzer Pharma GmbH, established in Olching (Germany) (lawyer: S. Schneller) – appeal under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, brought on 2 May 2003 – the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of J.-P. Puissochet (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, F. Macken and U. Lõhmus, Judges; Advocate General: M. Poiares Maduro, Registrar: R. Grass, has given an order on 5 October 2004, in which it:
1) |
Dismisses the action; |
2) |
Orders Alcon Inc. to pay the costs. |