Action brought on 18 July 2014 — GEA Group v OHIM (engineering for a better world)
(Case T-545/14)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: GEA Group AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by J. Schneiders, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 2 June 2014 in Case R 303/2014-4;
order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘engineering for a better world’ for goods and services in Classes 6, 7, 9, 11, 35, 37, 39, 41 and 42 — application for registration of a Community trade mark No 12 034 807
Decision of the Examiner: Rejection of the application for registration
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal
Plea in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009