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Document 62008TJ0476

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 December 2009.
Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for figurative Community trade mark BEST BUY - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-476/08.

European Court Reports 2009 II-00240*

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:508





Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 December 2009 – Media-Saturn v OHIM (BEST BUY)

(Case T-476/08)

Community trade mark – Application for figurative Community trade mark BEST BUY – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 22, 26-29, 32)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 August 2008 (Case R 591/2008‑4) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign BEST BUY as a Community trade mark.

Information relating to the case

Applicant for the Community trade mark:

Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH

Community trade mark sought:

Figurative mark BEST BUY for goods and services in Classes 1, 2, 5, 6 to 12, 14 to 17, 20 to 22, 27, 28, 35, 37, 38 and 40 to 42 – Application No 5189550

Decision of the Examiner:

Registration refused

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Appeal dismissed


Operative part

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH to pay the costs.

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