CELEX: 62014TA0292
Language: en
Date: 2015-10-07 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-292/14 and T-293/14: Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2015 — Cyprus v OHIM (XAΛΛOYMI and HALLOUMI) (Community trade mark — Applications for Community word marks XAΛΛOYMI and HALLOUMI — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

30.11.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 398/52
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2015 — Cyprus v OHIM (XAΛΛOYMI and HALLOUMI)
   (Joined Cases T-292/14 and T-293/14) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Applications for Community word marks XAΛΛOYMI and HALLOUMI - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 398/65)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Republic of Cyprus (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, and V. Marsland, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Two actions brought against two decisions of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 February 2014 (Case R 1849/2013-4 and Case R 1503/2013-4), concerning applications for registration of the word sign XAΛΛOYMI and the word sign HALLOUMI, respectively, as Community trade marks.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Republic of Cyprus to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 245, 28.7.2014.