Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2009:207
Date: 2009-06-17
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Concepts: Word marks
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 June 2009 - Korsch v OHIM (PharmaResearch) (Case T-464/07) 1 (Community trade mark - Application for the community word mark PharmaResearch - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Restriction of the goods designated in the trade mark application) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Korsch AG (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: J. Grzam, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 October 2007 (Case R 924/2007-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign PharmaResearch as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Korsch AG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 51, 23.02.2008.