CELEX: 62014TA0654
Language: en
Date: 2016-06-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-654/14: Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2016 — Revolution v EUIPO (REVOLUTION) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark REVOLUTION — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

11.7.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 251/24
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 2 June 2016 — Revolution v EUIPO (REVOLUTION)
   (Case T-654/14) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark REVOLUTION - Mark consisting of an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 251/25)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Revolution LLC (Washington DC, United States) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, F. Rossi and N. Parrotta, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented initially by P. Geroulakos, and subsequently by D. Gája and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 June 2014 (Case R 2143/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign REVOLUTION as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Revolution LLC to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 388, 3.11.2014.