Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.3.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 69/14 |

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 19 January 2005

in Case T-387/03: Proteome Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2005069EN.01001403-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Word mark BIOKNOWLEDGE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Descriptive sign)

(2005/C 69/28)

Language of the case: English

In Case T-387/03: Proteome Inc., established at Beverly, Massachusetts (United States), represented by M. Edenborough, Barrister, C. Jones, A. Brodie and C. Loweth, Solicitors, against Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: P. Bullock and S. Laitinen) — action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market of 25 August 2003 (Case R 0707/2002-4), and the examiner's decision of 21 June 2002 refusing registration of the word mark BIOKNOWLEDGE — the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber), composed of J. Azizi, President, M. Jaeger and F. Dehousse, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, has given a judgment on 19 January 2005, in which it:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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