Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2016 — Globo Comunicação e Participações v EUIPO (sound mark)
(Case T-408/15) 1
(EU trade mark — Application for a sound mark — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (represented by: E. Gaspar and M.-E. De Moro-Giafferri, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 March 2015 (Case R 2945/2014-5), concerning an application for registration of a sound mark as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 320, 28.9.2015.