CELEX: 62014TN0615
Language: en
Date: 2014-08-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-615/14: Action brought on 14 August 2014  — Fútbol Club Barcelona v OHIM (Representation of a crest)

20.10.2014   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 372/22
            
         Action brought on 14 August 2014 — Fútbol Club Barcelona v OHIM (Representation of a crest)
   (Case T-615/14)
   2014/C 372/28
   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)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the General Court should:
   
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               alter the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of 23 May 2014 and of the Examiner of 23 May 2013, in accordance with Article 65(3) of Regulation No 207/2009, for infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009, acknowledging the distinctive character of the figurative mark applied for in application No 1 1 7 64  354 and, therefore, the inapplicability of the absolute ground for refusal of registration laid down in Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009, and ordering the publication of that trade mark application so that, once the remaining procedures have been dealt with, the application may be granted;
            
         
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               order the defendant to pay the costs, in accordance with Article 87(2) of Regulation No 207/2009.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark representing a crest for goods and services in classes 16, 25 and 41 — Community trade mark application No 1 1 7 64  354.
   
      Decision of the Examiner: Application rejected.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed.
   
      Pleas in law:
   
   
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               Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;
            
         
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               Infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009.