Judgment of the General Court of 25 March 2014 — Deutsche Bank v OHIM (Passion to Perform)
(Case T-291/12) 1
(Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark Passion to Perform — 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)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt on Main, Germany) (represented by: R. Lange, T. Götting and G. Hild, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: I. Harrington, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 April 2012 (Case R 2233/2011‑4) concerning an application for registration of word sign Passion to Perform as a Community trade mark.Operative part of the judgmentThe Court:1. Dismisses the action;2. Orders Deutsche Bank AG to pay the costs.