CELEX: 62006TJ0341
Community trade mark
Application for Community trade mark GARUM
Absolute ground for refusal
Relevant public
Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2006 (Case R 1401/2005-1) concerning
application for registration of the word sign GARUM as a Community trade mark.
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark:
Compagnie générale de diététique SAS
Community trade mark sought:
Word mark GARUM for goods in Class 29 – Application No 3501939
Decision of the examiner:
Registration refused
Decision of the Board of Appeal:
Appeal dismissed
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(OHIM) of 7 September 2006 (Case R 1401/2005-1);
2.
Orders OHIM to pay its own costs and the costs of Compagnie générale de diététique SAS.