CELEX: 62015TA0408
Language: en
Date: 2016-09-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-408/15: Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2016 — Globo Comunicação e Participações v EUIPO (sound mark) (EU trade mark — Application for a sound mark — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

24.10.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 392/38
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2016 — Globo Comunicação e Participações v EUIPO (sound mark)
   (Case T-408/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for a sound mark - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 392/48)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (represented by: E. Gaspar and M.-E. De Moro-Giafferri, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 March 2015 (Case R 2945/2014-5), concerning an application for registration of a sound mark as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 320, 28.9.2015.