Choose the experimental features you want to try

This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website

Document 62007TA0335

Case T-335/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 December 2008 — Mergel and Others v OHIM (Patentconsult) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark Patentconsult — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

IO C 32, 7.2.2009, p. 32–32 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

7.2.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/32


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 December 2008 — Mergel and Others v OHIM (Patentconsult)

(Case T-335/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark Patentconsult - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2009/C 32/60)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicants: Volker Mergel (Wiesbaden, Germany); Klaus Kampfenkel (Hofheim, Germany); Burkart Bill (Darmstadt, Germany); and Andreas Herden (Wiesbaden) (represented by: G. Friderichs, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner and G. Schneider, Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 June 2007 (Case R 299/2007-4) concerning the registration of the word sign Patentconsult as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Mr Volker Mergel, Mr Klaus Kampfenkel, Mr Burkart Bill and Mr Andreas Herden to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.


Top