CELEX: 62014TA0321
Language: en
Date: 2015-09-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-321/14: Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (STREET) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark STREET — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

26.10.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 354/33
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (STREET)
   (Case T-321/14) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark STREET - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 354/38)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Poch, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 March 2014 (Case R 2025/2015-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign STREET as a Community trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Volkswagen AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 212, 7.7.2014.