Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 17 June 2009 – Korsch v OHIM (PharmaResearch)

(Case T-464/07)

Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark PharmaResearch – 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) – Restriction of the goods designated in the trade mark application

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 30, 37, 42)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 October 2007 (Case R 924/2007-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign PharmaResearch as a Community trade mark.

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The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Korsch AG to pay the costs.