Order of the Court of First Instance of 30 June 2009 - Securvita v OHIM (Natur-Aktien-Index)
(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark Natur-Aktien-Index - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Request for an amendment - Manifest inadmissibility )
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Securvita - Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung alternativer Versicherungskonzepte mbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. van Eendenburg, C. Uhlig and J. Nabert, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 May 2008 (Case R 525/2007-4), concerning an application for the registration of the word sign Natur-Aktien-Index as a Community trade mark
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. dismisses the action as manifestly inadmissible;
2. orders Securvita Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung alternativer Versicherungskonzepte mbH to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 247, 27.9.2008.