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Document 62008TJ0399
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 19 November 2009. # Clearwire Corp. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark CLEARWIFI - Absolute ground 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). # Case T-399/08.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 19 November 2009.
Clearwire Corp. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark CLEARWIFI - Absolute ground 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).
Case T-399/08.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 19 November 2009.
Clearwire Corp. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark CLEARWIFI - Absolute ground 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).
Case T-399/08.
European Court Reports 2009 II-00223*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:458
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 19 November 2009 – Clearwire v OHIM (CLEARWIFI)
(Case T-399/08)
Community trade mark – International registration designating the European Community – Word mark CLEARWIFI – Absolute ground 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 27, 50-51)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 June 2008 (R 706/2008‑1) concerning the international registration, designating the European Community, of the sign CLEARWIFI. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Clearwire Corporation |
Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark CLEARWIFI for services in Class 38 (international Registration No W00934594) |
Decision of the examiner: |
Application rejected |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Clearwire Corporation to pay the costs. |