Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2014:24
Date: 2014-01-23
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 23 January 2014 – NCL v OHIM (NORWEGIAN GETAWAY) (Case T-513/12) 1 (Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark NORWEGIAN GETAWAY – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – Lack of distinctiveness – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: NCL Corporation Ltd (Miami, Florida, United States) (represented by: N. Grüger, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Schifko, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 September 2012 (Case R 1014/2012-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign NORWEGIAN GETAWAY as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders NCL Corporation Ltd., in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). ____________ 1 OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.