Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2015:619
Date: 2015-09-10
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (STREET) (Case T-321/14) 1 (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark STREET — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) 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: A. Poch, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 March 2014 (Case R 2025/2015-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign STREET as a Community trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Volkswagen AG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 212, 7.7.2014.