CELEX: 62014TA0431
Language: en
Date: 2015-10-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-431/14: Judgment of the General Court of 22 October 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (CHOICE) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark CHOICE — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

14.12.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 414/30
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 22 October 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (CHOICE)
   (Case T-431/14) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark CHOICE - Mark consisting of an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 414/39)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 April 2014 (Case R 2019/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign CHOICE as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Volkswagen AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 282, 25.8.2014.