CELEX: 62007TA0396
Language: en
Date: 2009-09-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-396/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 23 September 2009 — France Télécom v OHIM (UNIQUE) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark UNIQUE — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

7.11.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 267/60
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 23 September 2009 — France Télécom v OHIM (UNIQUE)
   (Case T-396/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark UNIQUE - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2009/C 267/106
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: France Télécom (Paris, France) (represented by: B. Potot and C. Bertheux Scotte, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2007 (Case R 585/2007-2) concerning an application for registration of the word sign UNIQUE as a Community trade mark
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders France Télécom to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 315, 22.12.2007.