CELEX: 62014TA0216
Language: en
Date: 2015-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-216/14: Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (EXTRA) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark EXTRA — Mark comprised of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

15.6.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 198/38
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (EXTRA)
   (Case T-216/14) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark EXTRA - Mark comprised of an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 198/51)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander and J. Eberhardt, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially M. Fischer, then A. Schifko, agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 February 2014 (Case R 1788/2013-1) relating to the application for registration of the word sign EXTRA as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Volkswagen AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 194, 24.6.2014.