6.12.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/33


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 October 2008 — TridonicAtco v OHIM (Intelligent Voltage Guard)

(Case T-297/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark Intelligent Voltage Guard - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 313/58)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: TridonicAtco GmbH & Co. KG (Dornbirn, Austria) (represented initially by: L. Wiltschek, lawyer, later by L. Wiltschek and E. Tremmel, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Poch, agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 May 2007 (Case R 108/2007-2) concerning an application to register the figurative mark Intelligent Voltage Guard as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the application;

2.

Orders TridonicAtco & Co. KG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 235 of 6.10.2007.