Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 27/52 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 3 December 2015 — Infusion Brands v OHIM (DUALTOOLS)

(Case T-648/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016027EN.01005201-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark DUALTOOLS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Partial refusal of registration - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 027/65)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Infusion Brands, Inc. (Myerlake Circle Clearwater, Florida, United States) (represented by: K. Piepenbrink, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented: initially by V. Melgar, and subsequently by H. O’Neill and M. Rajh, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 July 2014 (Case R 398/2014-4), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign DUALTOOLS 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 Infusion Brands, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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