Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 71/20 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 January 2014 — Novartis v OHIM (CARE TO CARE)

(Case T-68/13) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2014071EN.01002002-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark CARE TO CARE - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

(2014/C 71/36)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Novartis AG (Basle, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Rajh and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 November 2012 (Case R 953/2012-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign CARE TO CARE 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 Novartis AG to pay the costs. |

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