CELEX: 62014TA0187
Language: en
Date: 2015-10-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-187/14: Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2015 — Sonova Holding v OHIM (Flex) (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)

30.11.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 398/46
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2015 — Sonova Holding v OHIM (Flex)
   (Case T-187/14) (1)
   
   ((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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Sonova Holding AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 151, 19.5.2014.