27.4.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 138/58


Action brought on 20 February 2015 — Aston Martin Lagonda v OHIM (Representation of a grille positioned on the front of a motor vehicle)

(Case T-86/15)

(2015/C 138/75)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd (Gaydon, United Kingdom) (represented by: D. Farnsworth, Solicitor)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Trade mark at issue: Community trade mark indicated as ‘other’ representing a grille positioned on the front of a motor vehicle — Application for registration No 1 2 2 18  418

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 December 2014 in Case R 1795/2014-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision insofar as it upheld the conclusion of the examiner that the mark applied for prima facie lacked distinctive character for the goods and services in question;

allow the community trade mark application No. 1 2 2 18  418 to proceed to publication; and

order OHIM to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7 (1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.