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Document 62007TJ0226

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 17 September 2008.
    Prana Haus GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Application for registration of the word mark PRANAHAUS - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
    Case T-226/07.

    European Court Reports 2008 II-00184*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:381





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 17 September 2008 – Prana Haus v OHIM (PRANAHAUS)

    (Case T-226/07)

    Community trade mark – Application for registration of the word mark PRANAHAUS – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

    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 31-35)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 April 2007 (Case R 1611/2006-1) concerning an application for registration of the word mark PRANAHAUS as a Community trade mark.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Prana Haus GmbH

    Community trade mark sought:

    Word mark PRANAHAUS for goods and services in Classes 9, 16 and 35 – Application No 4839916

    Decision of the examiner:

    Registration refused

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Prana Haus GmbH to pay the costs.

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