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Document 62007TJ0346
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 13 November 2008. # Duro Sweden AB v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark EASYCOVER - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94. # Case T-346/07.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 13 November 2008.
Duro Sweden AB v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark EASYCOVER - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94.
Case T-346/07.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 13 November 2008.
Duro Sweden AB v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark EASYCOVER - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94.
Case T-346/07.
European Court Reports 2008 II-00263*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:496
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 13 November 2008 – Duro Sweden v OHIM (EASYCOVER)
(Case T-346/07)
Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark EASYCOVER – Absolute grounds for refusal – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94
1. 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 54-55, 63, 67-68)
2. 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 75-76)
3. Community trade mark – Decisions of the Office – Observance of the rights of the defence (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 73) (see paras 79-80)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 July 2007 (Case R 1065/2005-4) relating to an application for registration of the word mark EASYCOVER as a Community trade mark. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Duro Sweden AB |
Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark EASYCOVER for goods in Classes 19, 24 and 27 – Application No 4114567 |
Decision of the examiner: |
Registration refused |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 3 July 2007 (Case R 1065/2005 4) as regards goods in the category ‘monuments, not of metal’; |
2. |
Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
3. |
Orders Duro Sweden AB to bear its own costs and to pay three quarters of OHIM’s costs. OHIM is ordered to pay one quarter of its own costs. |