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Document 62007TJ0464

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 17 June 2009.
Korsch AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark PharmaResearch - 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) - Restriction of the goods designated in the trade mark application.
Case T-464/07.

European Court Reports 2009 II-00085*

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:207





Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 17 June 2009 – Korsch v OHIM (PharmaResearch)

(Case T-464/07)

Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark PharmaResearch – 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) – Restriction of the goods designated in the trade mark application

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 30, 37, 42)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 October 2007 (Case R 924/2007-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign PharmaResearch as a Community trade mark.

Information relating to the case

Applicant for the Community trade mark:

Korsch AG

Community trade mark sought:

Word mark ‘PharmaResearch’ for goods and services in Class 9 – Application No 5309836

Decision of the Examiner:

Registration refused

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Appeal dismissed


Operative part

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Korsch AG to pay the costs.

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