Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 March 2008 - Suez v OHIM
(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Delivering the essentials of life - Absolute ground for refusal - lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 )
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Suez (Paris, France) (represented by: P. Combeau and D. Régnier, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 February 2007 (Case R 811/2006-1) concerning an application for registration of the mark Delivering the essentials of life as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. dismisses the action;
2. orders Suez to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 140, 23.6.2007.