7.3.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 55/22


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 21 January 2009 — giropay v OHIM (GIROPAY)

(Case T-399/06) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark GIROPAY - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2009/C 55/39)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: giropay GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: K. Gründig-Schnelle, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: B. Schmidt, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 October 2006 (Case R 308/2005-4) concerning an application for registration of the word mark GIROPAY as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders giropay GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.