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Document 62007TJ0136

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 9 December 2008.
    Colgate-Palmolive Co. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark VISIBLE WHITE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
    Case T-136/07.

    Thuarascálacha na Cúirte Eorpaí 2008 II-00304*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:553





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 9 December 2008 – Colgate-Palmolive v OHIM – CMS Hasche Sigle (VISIBLE WHITE)

    (Case T-136/07)

    Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark VISIBLE WHITE – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

    Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds of invalidity (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 7(1)(c) and 51(1)(a)) (see paras 45-47)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 February 2007 (Case R 165/2005-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between CMS Hasche Sigle and Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    Information relating to the case

    Registered Community trade mark of which cancellation sought:

    Word mark VISIBLE WHITE for goods in Class 3 – Community mark No 802793

    Proprietor of the trade mark concerned:

    Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    Party applying for cancellation:

    CMS Hasche Sigle

    Decision of the Cancellation Division:

    Application for cancellation dismissed

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Decision of the Cancellation Division set aside; declaration annulling the Community trade mark


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Colgate-Palmolive Co. to pay the costs.

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