CELEX: 62007TA0424
Language: en
Date: 2009-01-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-424/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 20 January 2009 — Pioneer Hi-Bred International v OHIM (OPTIMUM) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark OPTIMUM — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Obligation to state reasons — Examination of the facts of OHIM's own motion — Articles 73 and 74(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

7.3.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 55/24
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 20 January 2009 — Pioneer Hi-Bred International v OHIM (OPTIMUM)
   (Case T-424/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark OPTIMUM - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Obligation to state reasons - Examination of the facts of OHIM's own motion - Articles 73 and 74(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2009/C 55/44)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Johnston, Iowa, United States) (represented by: G. Würtenberger, R. Kunze and T. Wittmann, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 September 2007 (Case R 288/2007-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign OPTIMUM as a Community trade mark
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 8, 12.1.2008.