Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2009:334
Date: 2009-09-16
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Concepts: Figurative marks
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 September 2009 - Promomadrid v OHIM (MADRIDEXPORTA) (Case T-180/07)  (Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark MADRIDEXPORTA - 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)) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Promomadrid Desarrollo Internacional de Madrid, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: M. Aznar Alonso, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 March 2007 (Case R 1130/2006-1) concerning an application for registration of the figurative mark MADRIDEXPORTA as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment 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 March 2007 (Case R 1130/2006-1); 2. Orders OHIM to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 155, 7.7.2007.