5.12.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 297/20


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 28 October 2009 — Juwel Aquarium v OHIM — Potschak (Panorama)

(Case T-339/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark Panorama - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2009/C 297/27

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Juwel Aquarium GmbH & Co. KG (Rotenburg, Germany) (represented by: P. Mes, C. Graf von der Groeben, G. Rother, J. Bühling, A. Verhauwen, J. Künzel, D. Jestaedt and M. Bergermann, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court of First Instance: Christian Potschak (Bobingen, Germany) (represented by: D. Donath, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 June 2007 (Case R 214/2006-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Christian Potschak and Juwel Aquarium GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Juwel Aquarium GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.