Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 71/19 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 January 2014 — NCL v OHIM (NORWEGIAN GETAWAY)

(Case T-513/12) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2014071EN.01001901-E0001)

(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)

(2014/C 71/32)

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:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 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). |

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