Community trade mark Absolute grounds for refusal Descriptive character Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 Application for Community word mark STEADYCONTROL
Sumário
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 2 April 2008.
Eurocopter SAS v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark STEADYCONTROL - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-181/07.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 2 April 2008 – Eurocopter v OHIM (STEADYCONTROL)
(Case T-181/07)
Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark STEADYCONTROL – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of goods (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 46, 50, 55)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 March 2007 (Case R 8/2006-4) concerning an application for registration of the word mark STEADYCONTROL as a Community trade mark. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Eurocopter SAS |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark STEADYCONTROL for goods in Classes 9, 12 and 38 – Application No 3560935 |
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Decision of the examiner: |
Registration partially refused for goods in Classes 9 and 12 |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the application; |
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2. |
Orders Eurocopter SAS to pay the costs. |