CELEX: 62006TJ0254
Language: en
Date: 2008-05-22
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2008. # Radio Regenbogen Hörfunk in Baden Geschäftsführungs-GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark RadioCom - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-254/06.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2008 – Radio Regenbogen Hörfunk in Baden v OHIM (RadioCom)
      (Case T-254/06)
      Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark RadioCom – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
      Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of goods (Council Regulation
         No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 40, 45, 48, 51, 54)
      
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 July 2006 (Case R 1266/2005‑1) concerning an
                  application for registration of the word mark RadioCom as a Community trade mark.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Radio Regenbogen Hörfunk in Baden Geschäftsführungs-GmbH
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Word mark RadioCom for services in Classes 35, 38 and 41 – Application No 3986023
            
         
               Decision of the examiner:
            
            
               Registration refused
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Appeal dismissed
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Radio Regenbogen Hörfunk in Baden Geschäftsführungs-GmbH to pay the costs.