Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.6.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 155/16 |

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 14 April 2005

in Case T-260/03 Celltech R&D Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2005155EN.01001601-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Word mark CELLTECH - Absolute grounds for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2005/C 155/31)

Language of the case: English

In Case T-260/03: Celltech R&D Ltd, established in Slough, Berkshire (United Kingdom), represented by D. Alexander, barrister, and N. Jenkins, solicitor, against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: I. de Medrano Caballero and A. Folliard-Monguiral) — action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 May 2003 (Case R 659/2002-2) concerning an application for registration as a Community trade mark of the word mark CELLTECH, — the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber), composed of M. Jaeger, President, V. Tiili and O. Czúcz, Judges; C. Kristensen, Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 April 2005, in which it:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 19 May 2003 (Case R 659/2002-2); |

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

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