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Document 62012TA0291
Case T-291/12: Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2014 — Deutsche Bank v OHIM (Passion to Perform) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark Passion to Perform — Trade mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment)
Case T-291/12: Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2014 — Deutsche Bank v OHIM (Passion to Perform) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark Passion to Perform — Trade mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment)
Case T-291/12: Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2014 — Deutsche Bank v OHIM (Passion to Perform) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark Passion to Perform — Trade mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment)
OJ C 142, 12.5.2014, p. 33–33
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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12.5.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 142/33 |
Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2014 — Deutsche Bank v OHIM (Passion to Perform)
(Case T-291/12) (1)
((Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark Passion to Perform - Trade mark consisting of an advertising slogan - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Equal treatment))
2014/C 142/41
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt on Main, Germany) (represented by: R. Lange, T. Götting and G. Hild, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: I. Harrington, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 April 2012 (Case R 2233/2011-4) concerning an application for registration of word sign Passion to Perform as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Deutsche Bank AG to pay the costs. |