Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 October 2006 - PTV v OHIM (map&guide)
(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark map&guide - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG (Karlsruhe, Germany) (represented by: F. Nielsen, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: B. Müller and G. Schneider, Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 July 2003 (Case R 1046/2001-2), concerning an application for registration of the word mark map&guide as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 264, 1.11.2003.