26.4.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 107/24


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 March 2008 — Compagnie générale de diététique v OHIM (GARUM)

(Case T-341/06) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community trade mark GARUM - Absolute ground for refusal - Relevant public - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 107/40)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Compagnie générale de diététique SAS (Caen, France) (represented by: J.-J Evrard and T. de Haan, lawyers)

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 First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2006 (Case R 1401/2005-1) concerning application for registration of the word sign GARUM as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 7 September 2006 (Case R 1401/2005-1).

2.

Orders OHIM to pay its own costs and the costs of Compagnie générale de diététique SAS.


(1)  OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.