Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 10.11.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 395/41 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2014 — CEWE Stiftung v OHIM (SMILECARD)

(Case T-484/12) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2014395EN.01004101-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark SMILECARD - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2014/C 395/49)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA, formerly CeWe Color AG & Co. OHG (Oldenburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2012 (Case R 2279/2011-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign SMILECARD 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 CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA to pay the costs. |

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