CELEX: 62014TA0615
Language: en
Date: 2015-12-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-615/14: Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2015 — Fútbol Club Barcelona v OHIM (Representation of the outline of a crest) (Community trade mark — Application for a figurative Community trade mark representing the outline of a crest — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3)of Regulation No 207/2009)

1.2.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 38/50
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2015 — Fútbol Club Barcelona v OHIM (Representation of the outline of a crest)
   (Case T-615/14) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Application for a figurative Community trade mark representing the outline of a crest - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3)of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 038/65)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Fútbol Club Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 May 2014 (Case R 2500/2013-1) concerning an application for registration as a Community trade mark of a figurative sign representing the outline of a crest.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               The action is dismissed;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Fútbol Club Barcelona is ordered to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 372, 20.10.2014.