CELEX: 62008TA0473
Language: en
Date: 2009-11-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-473/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2009 — Apollo Group v OHIM (THINKING AHEAD) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark THINKING AHEAD — 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))

16.1.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 11/26
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2009 — Apollo Group v OHIM (THINKING AHEAD)
   (Case T-473/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark THINKING AHEAD - 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))
   2010/C 11/51
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Apollo Group Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona, United States) (represented by: A. Link and A. Jaeger-Lenz, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 August 2008 (Case R 728/2008-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign THINKING AHEAD as a Community trade mark
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Apollo Group, Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 6, 10.1.2009.