CELEX: 62006TA0365
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-365/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 December 2008 — Bateaux Mouches v OHIM — Castanet (BATEAUX MOUCHES) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark BATEAUX MOUCHES — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Lack of distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) and Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

7.2.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/29
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 December 2008 — Bateaux Mouches v OHIM — Castanet (BATEAUX MOUCHES)
   (Case T-365/06) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark BATEAUX MOUCHES - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Lack of distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) and Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2009/C 32/53)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Compagnie des bateaux mouches SA (Paris, France) (represented by: D. de Leusse, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Jean-Noël Castanet (Munich, Germany) (represented by: J. Sulzer, lawyer)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2006 (Case R 1172/2005-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Jean-Noël Castanet and the Compagnie des bateaux mouches SA.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders the Compagnie des bateaux mouches SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.