CELEX: 62014TA0543
Language: en
Date: 2016-02-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-543/14: Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2016 — provima Warenhandels v OHIM — Renfro (HOT SOX) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Community — Word mark HOT SOX — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

4.4.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 118/27
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2016 — provima Warenhandels v OHIM — Renfro (HOT SOX)
   (Case T-543/14) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark HOT SOX - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 118/30)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: provima Warenhandels GmbH (Bielefeld, Germany) (represented by: J. Croll and H. Prange, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Rajh, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Renfro Corp. (Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States) (represented by: C. Schenk, M. Best, U. Pfleghar and S. Schäffner, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 May 2014 (Case R 1859/2013-2), concerning invalidity proceedings between provima Warenhandels GmbH and Renfro Corp.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders provima Warenhandels GmbH to bear the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 339, 29.9.2014.