CELEX: 62008TA0257
Language: en
Date: 2009-07-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-257/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2009 — Biotronik v OHIM (BioMonitor) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark BioMonitor — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

29.8.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 205/37
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2009 — Biotronik v OHIM (BioMonitor)
   (Case T-257/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark BioMonitor - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2009/C 205/68
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Biotronik GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin, Germany) (represented initially by U. Sander and R. Böhm, and subsequently by R. Böhm, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 April 2008 (Case R 466/2007-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign BioMonitor as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Biotronik GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 223, 30.8.2008.