Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Ewald Dörken v OHIM — Schürmann (VENT ROLL)

(Case T-223/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016016EN.01003101-E0001)

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

(2016/C 016/37)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Ewald Dörken AG (Herdecke, Germany) (represented by: N. Grüger, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Wolfram Schürmann (Neuhausen, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Wesle, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2014 (Case R2156/2012-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Wolfram Schürmann and Ewald Dörken AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Ewald Dörken AG to pay the costs. |

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