Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.9.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 239/20 |

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 8 July 2004

in Case T-270/02: MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2004239EN.01002001-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Word mark ‘bestpartner’ - Absolute grounds for refusing registration - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Mark devoid of distinctive character - Descriptive mark)

(2004/C 239/40)

Language of the case: German

In Case T-270/02: MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG, established in Heidelberg (Germany), represented by W. Göpfert, lawyer, against Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agent: G. Schneider) — action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 June 2002 (Case R 206/2002-3) refusing to register the word mark ‘bestpartner’ — the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber), composed of J. Pirrung, President, A.W.H. Meij and N.J. Forwood, Judges; D. Christensen, Administrator, acting for the Registrar, has given a judgment in which it:

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| 1. | Dismisses the application; |

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

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