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Document 62008TJ0473
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2009. # Apollo Group, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark THINKING AHEAD - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-473/08.
Presuda Prvostupanjskog suda (treće vijeće) od 17. studenog 2009.
Apollo Group, Inc. protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
Žig Zajednice.
Predmet T-473/08.
Presuda Prvostupanjskog suda (treće vijeće) od 17. studenog 2009.
Apollo Group, Inc. protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
Žig Zajednice.
Predmet T-473/08.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:442
- Date of document:
- 17/11/2009
- Date lodged:
- 28/10/2008
- Author:
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- engleski
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- Tužba za poništenje - odbijanje zbog neosnovanosti
- Applicant:
- Građanin
- Defendant:
- Ured Europske unije za intelektualno vlasništvo, Institucije i tijela EU-a
- Judge-Rapporteur:
- Azizi
- Treaty:
- Ugovor o osnivanju Europske ekonomske zajednice
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Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2009 – Apollo Group v OHIM (THINKING AHEAD)
(Case T-473/08)
Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark THINKING AHEAD – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 29, 37)
Re:
| ACTION against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 August 2008 (Case R 728/2008-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign THINKING AHEAD as a Community trade mark. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Apollo Group, Inc. |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark THINKING AHEAD for goods in Classes 9, 16 and 41 |
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Decision of the Examiner: |
Application partially rejected |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Apollo Group, Inc. to pay the costs. |
