CELEX: 62006TA0302
Language: en
Date: 2008-07-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-302/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2008 — Hartmann v OHIM (E) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark E — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Error of law — Lack of real assessment — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

15.8.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 209/48
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 July 2008 — Hartmann v OHIM (E)
   (Case T-302/06) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark ‘E’ - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Error of law - Lack of real assessment - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2008/C 209/83)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Paul Hartmann AG (Heidenheim, Germany) (represented by: K. Gründig-Schnelle, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
   Re:
   Action against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 September 2006 (Case R 805/2006-4) concerning an application for registration of the word mark ‘E’ as a Community trade mark.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 5 September 2006 (Case R 805/2006-4).
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders OHIM to pay its own costs as well as those of Paul Hartmann AG.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 310, 16.12.2006