CELEX: 62007TA0335
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-335/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 December 2008 — Mergel and Others v OHIM (Patentconsult) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark Patentconsult — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

7.2.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/32
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 December 2008 — Mergel and Others v OHIM (Patentconsult)
   (Case T-335/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark Patentconsult - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2009/C 32/60)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicants: Volker Mergel (Wiesbaden, Germany); Klaus Kampfenkel (Hofheim, Germany); Burkart Bill (Darmstadt, Germany); and Andreas Herden (Wiesbaden) (represented by: G. Friderichs, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner and G. Schneider, Agents)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 June 2007 (Case R 299/2007-4) concerning the registration of the word sign Patentconsult as a Community trade mark.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Volker Mergel, Mr Klaus Kampfenkel, Mr Burkart Bill and Mr Andreas Herden to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.