16.2.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 56/15


Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2014 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM (Deluxe)

(Case T-344/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for figurative Community mark Deluxe - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 056/20)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Kefferpütz and A. Wrage, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 March 2014 (Case R 1223/2013-1) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Deluxe as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 235, 21.7.2014.