Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 17 September 2008. Prana Haus GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). Community trade mark - Application for registration of the word mark PRANAHAUS - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. Case T-226/07.

Judgment // 17/09/2008 // 1 min read
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Keywords Subject of the case Operative part

Community trade mark

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Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark

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Absolute grounds for refusal

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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 31-35

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Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 April 2007 (Case R 1611/2006-1) concerning an application for registration of the word mark PRANAHAUS as a Community trade mark.

Information relating to the case

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Operative part

The Court:

  1. Dismisses the action;

  2. Orders Prana Haus GmbH to pay the costs.

Trade marks