Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2015:736
Date: 2015-09-30
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 30 September 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (ULTIMATE) (Case T-385/14) 1 (Community trade mark — Application for Community word ULTIMATE — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 March 2014 (Case R 1787/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign ULTIMATE as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Volkswagen AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). ____________ 1 OJ C 253, 4.8.2014.