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Document 62008TJ0226

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 8 July 2009.
    Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark Alaska - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
    Case T-226/08.

    European Court Reports 2009 II-00112*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:257





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 8 July 2009 – Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel v OHIM – Schwarzbräu (Alaska)

    (Case T-226/08)

    Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark Alaska – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of 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 – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds of invalidity (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 7(1)(c) and 51(1)(a)) (see paras 22, 36, 38)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2008 (Case R 1124/2004‑4) concerning invalidity proceedings between Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH and Schwarzbräu GmbH.

    Information relating to the case

    Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought:

    Word mark Alaska for goods in Class 32 – Community trade mark No 505503

    Proprietor of the Community trade mark:

    Schwarzbräu GmbH

    Applicant for the declaration of invalidity:

    Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH

    Decision of the Cancellation Division:

    Application for a declaration of invalidity of the trade mark concerned granted in part

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Annulment of the contested decision and dismissal of the application for a declaration of invalidity of the trade mark concerned


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH to bear its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM);

    3.

    Orders Schwarzbräu GmbH to bear its own costs.

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