6.12.2008
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 313/30
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 October 2008 — Rewe-Zentrale v OHIM (PORT LOUIS)
(Case T-230/06) (1)
(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark PORT LOUIS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Designation of the geographical origin of the goods - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
(2008/C 313/53)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Rewe-Zentrale AG (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey and A. Bognár, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 June 2006 (Case R 25/2006-1) concerning an application to register the word mark PORT LOUIS as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 21 June 2006 (Case R 25/2006-1);
2.
orders OHIM to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 261 of 28.10.2006.
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