Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 20.10.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 247/33 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 September 2007 — ColArt/Americas/OHIM (BASICS)

(Case T-164/06)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2007247EN.01003301-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark BASICS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Descriptive mark - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation No 40/94)

(2007/C 247/53)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: ColArt/Americas, Inc (Piscataway, New Jersey, United States) (represented by: E. Soler Borda and R. Zeineh, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Re:

Application for annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 April 2006 (Case R 788/2005-4) refusing to register the word mark BASICS as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders ColArt/Americas, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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