CELEX: 62006TJ0341
Language: en
Date: 2008-03-12
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 12 March 2008. # Compagnie générale de diététique SAS v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for Community trade mark GARUM - Absolute ground for refusal - Relevant public - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-341/06.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 12 March 2008 – Compagnie générale de diététique v OHIM (GARUM)
      (Case T-341/06)
      Community trade mark – Application for Community trade mark GARUM – Absolute ground for refusal – Relevant public – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
      Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 37-38, 44-45)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2006 (Case R 1401/2005-1) concerning
                  application for registration of the word sign GARUM as a Community trade mark.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Compagnie générale de diététique SAS
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Word mark GARUM for goods in Class 29 – Application No 3501939
            
         
               Decision of the examiner:
            
            
               Registration refused
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Appeal dismissed
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court: 
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
                     (OHIM) of 7 September 2006 (Case R 1401/2005-1);
                  
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders OHIM to pay its own costs and the costs of Compagnie générale de diététique SAS.