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Document C2007/082/81

Case T-317/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 February 2007 — Kustom Musical Amplification v OHIM (Shape of a guitar) (Community trade mark — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a guitar — Absolute ground for refusal — Infringement of the rights of the defence — Statement of reasons — Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

SL C 82, 14.4.2007, p. 37–37 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

14.4.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/37


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 February 2007 — Kustom Musical Amplification v OHIM (Shape of a guitar)

(Case T-317/05) (1)

(Community trade mark - Three-dimensional mark - Shape of a guitar - Absolute ground for refusal - Infringement of the rights of the defence - Statement of reasons - Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2007/C 82/81)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Kustom Musical Amplification Inc., (Cincinnati, Ohio, United States) (represented by: M. Edenborough, Barrister, and T. Bamford, Solicitor)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 June 2005 (Case R 1035/2004-2) concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional mark in the shape of a guitar as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 7 June 2005 (Case R 1035/2004-2);

2.

Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the applicant.


(1)  OJ C 271, 29.10.2005.


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