Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2007:336
Date: 2007-11-08
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First 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 8 November 2007 - MPDV Mikrolab v OHIM (manufacturing score card) (Case T-459/05) 1 (Community trade mark - Community trade mark application in respect of manufacturing score card word mark - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation(EC) No 40/94) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: MPDV Mikrolab GmbH, Mikroprozessordatenverarbeitung und Mikroprozessorlabor (Mosbach, Germany) (represented by: W. Göpfert, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 October 2005 (Case R 1059/2004-2) concerning an application for registration of the manufacturing score card word mark as a Community trade mark Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders MPDV Mikrolab GmbH, Mikroprozessordatenverarbeitung und Mikroprozessorlabor to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 60 of 11.3.2006.