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Document 62005TJ0379

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 2 April 2009.
Zuffa, LLC v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark ULTIMATE FIGHTING - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Duty to state reasons - Articles 7(1)(b) and 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-379/05.

Izvješća Suda EU-a 2009 II-00037*

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:99





Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 2 April 2009 – Zuffa v OHIM (ULTIMATE FIGHTING)

(Case T-379/05)

Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark ULTIMATE FIGHTING – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Duty to state reasons – Articles 7(1)(b) and 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

Community trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 73) (see paras 15-17)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 August 2005 (Case R 24/2005-1) concerning registration of the word sign ULTIMATE FIGHTING as a Community trade mark.

Information relating to the case

Applicant for the Community trade mark:

Zuffa, LLC

Community trade mark sought:

Word mark ULTIMATE FIGHTING for goods and services in respect of Classes 9, 16, 25, 28 and 41 – Application No 2766590

Decision of the examiner:

Registration refused

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Appeal dismissed


Operative part

The Court:

1.      Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 8 August 2005 (Case R 24/2005-1);

2.      Orders OHIM to pay the costs.

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