CELEX: 62007TA0136
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-136/07: Order of the Court of First Instance of 9 December 2008 — Colgate-Palmolive v OHIM — CMS Hasche Sigle (VISIBLE WHITE) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark VISIBLE WHITE — 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 32/31
            
         Order of the Court of First Instance of 9 December 2008 — Colgate-Palmolive v OHIM — CMS Hasche Sigle (VISIBLE WHITE)
   (Case T-136/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark VISIBLE WHITE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2009/C 32/57)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: M. Zintler, H. Harmeling and K.-U. Plath, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: CMS Hasche Sigle (Cologne, Germany)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 February 2007 (Case R 165/2005-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between CMS Hasche Sigle and Colgate-Palmolive Co.
   Operative part of the order
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Colgate-Palmolive Co. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 140, 23.6.2007.