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**Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 17 June 2009 – Korsch v OHIM (PharmaResearch)**

**(Case T-464/07)**

Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark PharmaResearch – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Restriction of the goods designated in the trade mark application

Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of goods (Council Regulation
No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 30, 37, 42)

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 October 2007 (Case R 924/2007-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign PharmaResearch as a Community trade mark. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| Applicant for the Community trade mark: | Korsch AG |
| Community trade mark sought: | Word mark ‘PharmaResearch’ for goods and services in Class 9 – Application No 5309836 |
| Decision of the Examiner: | Registration refused |
| Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Appeal dismissed |

**Operative part**

The Court:

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| 1. |  | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. |  | Orders Korsch AG to pay the costs. |

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