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Document 62007TA0023

    Case T-23/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen v OHIM (α) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community figurative mark α — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

    SL C 141, 20.6.2009, 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)

    20.6.2009   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 141/38


    Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen v OHIM (α)

    (Case T-23/07) (1)

    (Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark α - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

    2009/C 141/78

    Language of the case: German

    Parties

    Applicant: BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter, lawyer)

    Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Kicia, acting as Agent)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 November 2006 (Case R 808/2006-4), concerning the registration as a Community trade mark of the figurative sign α

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 30 November 2006 (Case R 808/2006-4);

    2.

    Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the second head of claim of BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG;

    3.

    Orders OHIM to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.


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