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)
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.
____________1 OJ C 151, 19.5.2014.