23.11.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 389/47 |
Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2015 — Bopp v OHIM (Representation of a green octagonal frame)
(Case T-209/14) (1)
((Community trade mark - Application for figurative Community mark representing a green octagonal frame - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2015/C 389/51)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Carsten Bopp (Glashütten, Germany) (represented by: C. Russ, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by: A. Pohlmann, and subsequently by: S. Hanne, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 January 2014 (Case R 1276/2013-1) concerning an application for registration of a figurative sign representing a green octagonal frame as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Mr Carsten Bopp to pay the costs. |