Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.12.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 462/23 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2014 — Murnauer Markenvertrieb v OHIM — Healing Herbs (NOTFALL)

(Case T-188/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014462EN.01002302-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark NOTFALL - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Equal treatment))

(2014/C 462/36)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH (Egelsbach, Germany) (represented by: F. Traub and H. Daniel, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Healing Herbs Ltd (Walterstone, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Price, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 February 2013 (Case R 132/2012-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Healing Herbs Ltd and Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH to pay its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and by Healing Herbs Ltd. |

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