Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.12.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 414/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2015 — Trekstor v OHIM (SmartTV Station)

(Case T-649/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015414EN.01002701-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark SmartTV Station - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2015/C 414/34)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: TrekStor Ltd (Hong Kong, China) (represented by: O. Spieker and M. Alber, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially M. Fischer, then G. Schneider and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 October 2013 (Case R 128/2013-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign SmartTV Station 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 TrekStor Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). |

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