CELEX: 62012TA0484
Language: en
Date: 2014-09-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-484/12: Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2014 — CEWE Stiftung v OHIM (SMILECARD) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark SMILECARD — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

10.11.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 395/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2014 — CEWE Stiftung v OHIM (SMILECARD)
      (Case T-484/12) (1)
      
      ((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark SMILECARD - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
      (2014/C 395/49)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA, formerly CeWe Color AG & Co. OHG (Oldenburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2012 (Case R 2279/2011-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign SMILECARD as a Community trade mark.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.