CELEX: C2007/247/42
Language: en
Date: 2007-10-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-358/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 September 2007 — Neumann v OHIM (Form of a microphone head grill) (Community trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark in the form of a microphone head grill — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

20.10.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 247/27
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 September 2007 — Neumann v OHIM (Form of a microphone head grill)
   (Case T-358/04) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark in the form of a microphone head grill - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2007/C 247/42)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Georg Neumann GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: R. Böhm, lawyer)
   
      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 Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 June 2004 (Case R 919/2002-2) refusing to register, as a Community trade mark, a three-dimensional sign in the form of a microphone head grill.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               
                  Orders Georg Neumann GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 284, 20.11.2004.