Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2009:84
Date: 2009-03-25
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth 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 25 March 2009 - allsafe Jungfalk v OHIM (ALLSAFE) (Case T-343/07) 1 (Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark ALLSAFE - Absolute grounds for refusal of registration - Absence of distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: allsafe Jungfalk GmbH & Co. KG (Engen, Germany) (represented by: P. Mes, J. Bühling, C. Graf von der Groeben, G. Rother, A. Verhauwen, J. Künzel, D. Jestaedt and M. Bergermann, lawyers) Defendants: 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 the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 11 July 2007 (Case R 454/2006-4) concerning the registration of the word sign ALLSAFE as a community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders allsafe Jungfalk GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.