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Language in which the application was lodged: German
Applicant: Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (Kilchberg, Switzerland) (represented by: R. Lange, E. Schalast and G. Hild, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
—annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 13 June 2008 (Appeal Case R 943/2007-4); and
—order the defendant to pay the costs.
Community trade mark concerned: A three-dimensional mark, representing a small bell with a red ribbon, for goods in Class 30 (Application No 4 770 831).
Decision of the Examiner: Rejection of the application.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.
Pleas in law: Breach of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1), as the mark applied for has the necessary distinctive character and its availability does not have to be preserved.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).