Judgment of the General Court of 21 March 2014 — FTI Touristik v OHIM (BigXtra)
(Case T-81/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark BigXtra — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: FTI Touristik GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by A. Parr, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 November 2012 (case R 2521/2011-1), relating to an application for registration of the word sign BigXtra as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders FTI Touristik GmbH to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 108, 13.4.2013.