CELEX: 62006TA0330
Language: en
Date: 2008-06-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-330/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 June 2008 — Novartis v OHIM (BLUE SOFT) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark BLUE SOFT — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive nature — Lack of distinctive nature — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94)

19.7.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 183/19
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 June 2008 — Novartis v OHIM (BLUE SOFT)
   (Case T-330/06) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark BLUE SOFT - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive nature - Lack of distinctive nature - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94)
   (2008/C 183/39)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: N. Hebeis, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 September 2006 (Case R 270/2006-1) concerning an application for registration of the word mark BLUE SOFT as a Community trade mark
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Novartis AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 326, 31.12.2006.