15.8.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 193/19


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 2 July 2009 — Euro-Information v OHIM (Representing a hand holding a card with three triangles))

(Case T-414/07 (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for a Community figurative mark representing a hand holding a card with three triangles - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2009/C 193/28

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Européenne de traitement de l’information (Euro-Information) (Strasbourg, France) (represented by: P. Greffe, M. Chaminade and L. Paudrat, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Montalto and R. Bianchi, Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2007 (Case R 290/2007-1), rejecting the application for registration of a sign representing a hand holding a card with three triangles as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Européenne de traitement de l’information (Euro-Information) to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 22, 26.1.2008.