Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.4.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 136/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2016 — Peri v OHIM (Multiprop)

(Case T-538/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016136EN.01003001-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Multiprop - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons))

(2016/C 136/42)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Peri GmbH (Weißenhorn, Germany) (represented by: M. Eck and A. Bognár, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially A. Pohlmann, and subsequently S. Hanne, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 April 2014 (Case R 1661/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Multiprop 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 Peri GmbH to pay the costs. |

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