Acórdão do Tribunal de Primeira Instância da União Europeia
Processo T-329/06

N.º do Acórdão
62006TJ0329
Data
21/05/2008

Community trade mark Lack of distinctive character Absolute grounds for refusal Descriptive character Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 Application for Community word mark E


Sumário

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 21 May 2008.
Enercon GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark E - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-329/06.


Texto da decisão





Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 21 May 2008 – Enercon v OHIM (E)

(Case T-329/06)

Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark E – Absolute grounds for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (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 29-30)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 September 2006 (Case R 394/2006‑1) concerning the registration of the word mark E as a Community trade mark.

Information relating to the case

Applicant for the Community trade mark:

Enercon GmbH

Community trade mark sought:

Word mark E for goods in Classes 7, 9 and 17 – Application No 3817566

Decision of the examiner:

Registration refused

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Appeal dismissed


Operative part

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Enercon GmbH to pay the costs.