Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.12.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 313/30 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 October 2008 — Rewe-Zentrale v OHIM (PORT LOUIS)

(Case T-230/06)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2008313EN.01003002-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark PORT LOUIS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Designation of the geographical origin of the goods - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 313/53)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Rewe-Zentrale AG (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey and A. Bognár, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 June 2006 (Case R 25/2006-1) concerning an application to register the word mark PORT LOUIS as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 21 June 2006 (Case R 25/2006-1); |

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| 2. | orders OHIM to pay the costs. |

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