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Document 62008TA0226
Case T-226/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2009 — Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel v OHIM — Schwarzbräu (Alaska) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark ALASKA — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Case T-226/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2009 — Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel v OHIM — Schwarzbräu (Alaska) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark ALASKA — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Case T-226/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2009 — Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel v OHIM — Schwarzbräu (Alaska) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark ALASKA — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
OJ C 205, 29.8.2009, p. 36–36
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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29.8.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 205/36 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2009 — Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel v OHIM — Schwarzbräu (Alaska)
(Case T-226/08) (1)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark ALASKA - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2009/C 205/65
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH (Ebersburg, Germany) (represented by: P. Wadenbach, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Schwarzbräu GmbH (Zusmarshausen, Germany) (represented by: L. Schlarmann, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2008 (Case R 1124/2004-4) concerning invalidity proceedings between Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH and Schwarzbräu GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH to bear its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM); |
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Orders Schwarzbräu GmbH to bear its own costs. |