ECLI:EU:T:2003:202

«(Community trade mark – Colours – Combination of orange and grey – Absolute ground for refusal – Distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)» Summary of the Judgment Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Signs devoid of any distinctive character – Combination of shades of orange and grey(Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Fourth Chamber)9 July 2003 (1) ((Community trade mark – Colours – Combination of orange and grey – Absolute ground for refusal – Distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)) applicant, v defendant, THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (Fourth Chamber), having regard to the application lodged at the Registry of the Court of First Instance on 28 September 2001,having regard to the response of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) lodged at the Registry of the Court of First Instance on 20 December 2001,further to the hearing on 19 March 2003, gives the following On those grounds, THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Fourth Chamber) Tiili Mengozzi Vilaras H. Jung V. Tiili Registrar President 1 – Language of the case: German.