Judgment of the General Court of 9 February 2009 - PromoCell bioscience alive GmbH v OHIM (SupplementPack)
(Community trade mark - Application for a Community word mark SupplementPack - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character -Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: PromoCell bioscience alive GmbH Biomedizinische Produkte (Heidelberg, Germany) (represented by: K. Mende, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 January 2009 (Case R 996/2008-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign SupplementPack as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. PromoCell bioscience alive GmbH Biomedizinische Produkte is ordered to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 129, 6.6.2009.