Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 95/39 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 March 2007 — Golf USA v OHIM (GOLF USA)

(Case T-230/05)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2007095EN.01003902-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark GOLF USA - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character)

(2007/C 95/78)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Golf USA Inc., established in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (United States)) (represented by: A. de Bosch Kemper-de Hilster, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Laitinen and G. Schneider, agents)

Re:

Action against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of (OHIM) of 25 April 2005 (R 823/2004-2) refusing the application to register the word mark GOLF USA

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders the applicant to pay the costs. |

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