CELEX: 62013TA0197
Language: en
Date: 2015-01-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-197/13: Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2015  — MEM v OHIM (MONACO) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Community — Word mark MONACO — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 151(1) and Article 154(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 — partial refusal of protection)

23.2.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 65/32
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2015 — MEM v OHIM (MONACO)
   (Case T-197/13) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark MONACO - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 151(1) and Article 154(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 - partial refusal of protection))
   (2015/C 065/44)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Marques de l’État de Monaco (MEM) (Monaco, Monaco) (represented by: S. Arnaud, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Arnaud. Melgar, Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 January 2013 (Case R 113/2012-4) concerning the international registration designating the European Community of the word mark MONACO.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Marques de l’État de Monaco (MEM) to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 156, 1.6.2013.