Source: EURLEX
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| 29.8.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 205/36 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2009 — Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel v OHIM — Schwarzbräu (Alaska)

(Case T-226/08)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2009205EN.01003601-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark ALASKA - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2009/C 205/65

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH (Ebersburg, Germany) (represented by: P. Wadenbach, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Schwarzbräu GmbH (Zusmarshausen, Germany) (represented by: L. Schlarmann, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2008 (Case R 1124/2004-4) concerning invalidity proceedings between Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH and Schwarzbräu GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH to bear its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM); |

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| 3. | Orders Schwarzbräu GmbH to bear its own costs. |

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