CELEX: 62007TA0471
Language: en
Date: 2009-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-471/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 September 2009 — Wella v OHIM (TAME IT) (Community trade mark — International registration — Request for territorial extension of protection — Word mark TAME IT — 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)

24.10.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 256/25
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 September 2009 — Wella v OHIM (TAME IT)
   (Case T-471/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - International registration - Request for territorial extension of protection - Word mark TAME IT - 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 256/46
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Wella AG (Darmstadt, Germany) (represented by: B. Klingberg and K. Sandberg, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 October 2007 (Case R 713/2007-2), relating to a territorial extension, to the European Community, of the protection in respect of the international registration of the word mark TAME IT
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Wella AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 51, 23.2.2008.