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Document 62014TA0043

    Case T-43/14: Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2014  — Heidrick & Struggles International v OHIM (THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    IO C 46, 9.2.2015, p. 52–53 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    9.2.2015   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 46/52


    Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2014 — Heidrick & Struggles International v OHIM (THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY)

    (Case T-43/14) (1)

    ((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptiveness - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

    (2015/C 046/67)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (Chicago, Illinois, United States) (represented by: A. Norris, Barrister-at-Law)

    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 Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 October 2013 (Case R 338/2013-2) concerning an application for registration of the word sign THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY as a Community trade mark.

    Operative part of the judgment

    1)

    The action is dismissed.

    2)

    Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. is ordered to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 129, 28.4.2014.


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