CELEX: 62014TA0043
Language: en
Date: 2014-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-43/14: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2014  — Heidrick & Struggles International v OHIM (THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

9.2.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 46/52
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2014 — Heidrick & Struggles International v OHIM (THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY)
   (Case T-43/14) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 046/67)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (Chicago, Illinois, United States) (represented by: A. Norris, Barrister-at-Law)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: I. Harrington, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 October 2013 (Case R 338/2013-2) concerning an application for registration of the word sign THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   
               1)
            
            
               The action is dismissed.
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. is ordered to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 129, 28.4.2014.