Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:334
Date: 2016-06-02
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Single Judge
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2016 — Revolution v EUIPO (REVOLUTION) (Case T-654/14) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark REVOLUTION — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Revolution LLC (Washington DC, United States) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, F. Rossi and N. Parrotta, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented initially by P. Geroulakos, and subsequently by D. Gája and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 June 2014 (Case R 2143/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign REVOLUTION as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Revolution LLC to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 388, 3.11.2014.