Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 398/46 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2015 — Sonova Holding v OHIM (Flex)

(Case T-187/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015398EN.01004601-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Community word mark FLEX - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 398/58)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sonova Holding AG (Stäfa, Switzerland) (represented by: C. Hawkes, Solicitor)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 December 2013 (Case R 357/2013-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign FLEX 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 Sonova Holding AG to pay the costs. |

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