CELEX: 62007TA0400
Language: en
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-400/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 — GretagMacbeth v OHIM (Combination of 24 coloured squares) (Community trade mark — Application for Community colour mark — Combination of 24 coloured squares — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

10.1.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 6/29
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 — GretagMacbeth v OHIM (Combination of 24 coloured squares)
   (Case T-400/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community colour mark - Combination of 24 coloured squares - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2009/C 6/59)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: GretagMacbeth LLC (New Windsor, New York, United States) (represented by: J. Weiser, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 August 2007 (Case R 30/2007-4) concerning an application for registration as a Community trade mark of a colour sign composed of 24 coloured squares
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the application;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders GretagMacbeth LLC to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 315, 22.12.2007.