Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 27/45 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 3 December 2015 — Compagnie des fromages & Richesmonts v OHIM (representation of a red and white Vichy motif)

(Case T-327/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016027EN.01004501-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark representing a red and white Vichy motif - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 027/55)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Compagnie des fromages & Richesmonts (Puteaux, France) (represented by: T. Mollet-Viéville and T. Cuche, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by: V. Melgar, and subsequently by: J. Crespo Carillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Grupo Lactalis Iberia SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: D. Masson, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 March 2014 (Case R 1295/2012-4) concerning invalidity proceedings between Grupo Lactalis Iberia SA and Compagnie des fromages & Richesmonts.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Compagnie des fromages & Richesmonts to pay the costs. |

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