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20.6.2009 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 141/38 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen v OHIM (α)
(Case T-23/07) (1)
(Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark α - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
2009/C 141/78
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Kicia, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 November 2006 (Case R 808/2006-4), concerning the registration as a Community trade mark of the figurative sign α
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 30 November 2006 (Case R 808/2006-4); |
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Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the second head of claim of BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG; |
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Orders OHIM to pay the costs. |