Judgment of the General Court of 12 November 2014 — Murnauer Markenvertrieb v OHIM (NOTFALL CREME)

(Case T-504/12) ¹

(Community trade mark — Application for Community figurative trade mark NOTFALL CREME — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH (Egelsbach, Germany) (represented by: F. Traub and H. Daniel, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Poch, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 September 2012 (Case R 271/2012-4) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign NOTFALL CREME as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH to pay its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).

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¹     OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.