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Document 62007TA0048
Case T-48/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 September 2008 — ratiopharm v OHIM (BioGeneriX) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark BioGeneriX — Absolute ground for refusal — Partially descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Case T-48/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 September 2008 — ratiopharm v OHIM (BioGeneriX) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark BioGeneriX — Absolute ground for refusal — Partially descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Case T-48/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 September 2008 — ratiopharm v OHIM (BioGeneriX) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark BioGeneriX — Absolute ground for refusal — Partially descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
IO C 285, 8.11.2008, p. 38–39
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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8.11.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 285/38 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 September 2008 — ratiopharm v OHIM (BioGeneriX)
(Case T-48/07) (1)
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark BioGeneriX - Absolute ground for refusal - Partially descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
(2008/C 285/70)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: ratiopharm GmbH (Ulm, Germany) (represented initially by S. Völker, then by S. Völker and A. Schabenberger, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 December 2006 (Case R 1048/2004-4) concerning an application for registration of the word mark BioGeneriX as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court hereby:
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Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 20 December 2006 (Case R 1048/2004-4), in so far as chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs, falling within Class 1, are concerned; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders ratiopharm GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay half of OHIM's costs. OHIM will bear the other half of its costs. |