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Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 16 September 2009. # JanSport Apparel Corp. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark BUILT TO RESIST - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-80/07.
Presuda Prvostupanjskog suda (peto vijeće) od 16. rujna 2009.
JanSport Apparel Corp. protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
Žig Zajednice.
Predmet T-80/07.
Presuda Prvostupanjskog suda (peto vijeće) od 16. rujna 2009.
JanSport Apparel Corp. protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
Žig Zajednice.
Predmet T-80/07.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:332
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 16 September 2009 – JanSport Apparel v OHIM (BUILT TO RESIST)
(Case T-80/07)
Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark BUILT TO RESIST – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of goods (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 24-29, 41-47)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of 12 January 2007 of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM (Case R 1090/2006-2) concerning an application for registration of the word mark BUILT TO RESIST as a Community trade mark. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
JanSport Apparel Corp. |
Community trade mark sought: |
National word mark ‘BUILT TO RESIST’ for goods and services in Classes 16, 18 and 25 – Application No 2937522 |
Decision of the examiner: |
Registration refused |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders JanSport Apparel Corp. to pay the costs.