Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 November 2007 - RheinfelsQuellen H. Hövelmann v OHIM (VOM URSPRUNG HER VOLLKOMMEN)

(Case T-28/06) ¹

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark VOM URSPRUNG HER VOLLKOMMEN - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: RheinfelsQuellen H. Hövelmann GmbH & Co. KG, Duisburg, Germany, (represented by: W. Kellenter and A. Lambrecht, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)

Re:

Appeal against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 November 2005 (Case R 1179/2004-2) concerning an application for registration of the word mark VOM URSPRUNG HER VOLKOMMEN as a Community trade mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders RheinfelsQuellen H. Hövelmann GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.

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¹ - OJ C 86, 8.4.2006.