Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 15.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 198/36 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 April 2015 — Steinbeck v OHIM — Alfred Sternjakob (BE HAPPY)

(Joined Cases T-707/13 and T-709/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015198EN.01003601-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word marks BE HAPPY - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 52(1)(a) and Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 198/48)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Steinbeck GmbH (Fulda, Germany) (represented by: M. Heinrich and M. Fischer, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Alfred Sternjakob GmbH & Co. KG (Frankenthal, Germany) (represented by: S. Henn and S. Tepel, lawyers)

Re:

Two actions brought against the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 October 2013 (Cases R 31/2013-1 and R 32/2013-1), concerning invalidity proceedings between Alfred Sternjakob GmbH & Co. KG and Steinbeck GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the actions; |

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| 2. | Orders Steinbeck GmbH to pay the costs. |

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