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    Case T-59/14: Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2015  — Blackrock v OHIM (INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    OJ C 89, 16.3.2015, p. 23–24 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    16.3.2015   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 89/23


    Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2015 — Blackrock v OHIM (INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD)

    (Case T-59/14) (1)

    ((Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD - Mark consisting of an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

    (2015/C 089/27)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Blackrock, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, and K. Gilbert and M. Blair, Solicitors)

    Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 October 2013 (Case R 573/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign INVESTING FOR A NEW WORLD as a Community trade mark.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Blackrock, Inc. to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 129, 28.4.2014.


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