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Document 62013TA0053
Case T-53/13: Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2014 — Vans v OHIM (Representation of a wavy line) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community figurative mark representing a wavy line — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-53/13: Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2014 — Vans v OHIM (Representation of a wavy line) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community figurative mark representing a wavy line — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-53/13: Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2014 — Vans v OHIM (Representation of a wavy line) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community figurative mark representing a wavy line — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
OJ C 462, 22.12.2014, p. 23–23
(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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22.12.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 462/23 |
Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2014 — Vans v OHIM (Representation of a wavy line)
(Case T-53/13) (1)
((Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark representing a wavy line - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2014/C 462/35)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Vans, Inc. (Cypress, California, United States) (represented by: M. Hirsch, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: Ó. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 November 2012 (Case R 860/2012-5), concerning the application for registration as a Community trade mark of a figurative sign representing a wavy line.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Vans, Inc. to pay the costs. |