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Document 62004TJ0388

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 5 April 2006.
    Habib Kachakil Amar v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Figurative mark in the form of a longitudinal line ending with a triangle - Refusal to register - Lack of distinctive character - Acquisition of a distinctive character through use.
    Case T-388/04.

    Izvješća Suda EU-a 2006 II-00035*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2006:107





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 5 April 2006 − Kachakil Amar v OHIM (longitudinal line ending with a triangle)

    (Case T-388/04)

    Community trade mark – Figurative mark in the form of a longitudinal line ending with a triangle – Refusal to register – Lack of distinctive character – Acquisition of a distinctive character through use

    Community trade marks – 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(3)) (see points 39-42)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 July 2004 (R 175/2004-1) which refused to register the figurative mark ‘Longitudinal line ending with a triangle’ as a Community trade mark.

    Information relating to the case:

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    ––

    Community trade mark sought:

    Figurative mark consisting of a longitudinal line ending with a triangle – Application No 3.235.157 for goods in Class 25 (clothes, shoes, hats, including sports shoes)

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

    ––

    Mark or sign cited:

    ––

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Dismissal of the application, the mark being considered as falling under the absolute grounds for refusal referred to in Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 on the Community trade mark

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Dismissal of the appeal


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders the applicant to pay the costs.

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