Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2014 — Deutsche Bank v OHIM (Leistung aus Leidenschaft)

(Case T-539/11) ¹

(Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Leistung aus Leidenschaft — Trade mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons — Evidence presented for the first time before the General Court)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt on Main) (represented by: R. Lange, T. Götting and G. Hild, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 August 2011 (Case R 188/2011-4) concerning an application for registration of word sign Leistung aus Leidenschaft as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Deutsche Bank AG to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 13, 14.1.2012.