CELEX: 62007TJ0136
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 9 December 2008. # Colgate-Palmolive Co. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark VISIBLE WHITE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-136/07.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 9 December 2008 – Colgate-Palmolive v OHIM – CMS Hasche Sigle (VISIBLE
            WHITE)
      (Case T-136/07)
      Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark VISIBLE WHITE – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
      Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds of invalidity (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 7(1)(c) and 51(1)(a)) (see paras 45-47)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 February 2007 (Case R 165/2005-4) relating
                  to invalidity proceedings between CMS Hasche Sigle and Colgate-Palmolive Co.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Registered Community trade mark of which cancellation sought:
            
            
               Word mark VISIBLE WHITE for goods in Class 3 – Community mark No 802793
            
         
               Proprietor of the trade mark concerned:
            
            
               Colgate-Palmolive Co.
            
         
               Party applying for cancellation:
            
            
               CMS Hasche Sigle
            
         
               Decision of the Cancellation Division:
            
            
               Application for cancellation dismissed
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Decision of the Cancellation Division set aside; declaration annulling the Community trade mark
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Colgate-Palmolive Co. to pay the costs.