Judgment of the General Court of 14 January 2015 — Melt Water v OHIM (MELT WATER Original)

(Case T-69/14) 

(Community trade mark — Application for Community figurative mark MELT WATER Original — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: Lithuanian

Parties

Applicant: Research and Production Company ‘Melt Water’ UAB (Klaipėda, Lithuania) (represented by: V. Viešūnaitė, lawyer)Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)Re:Action brought against the decision of

e: LithuanianPartiesApplicant: Research and Production Company ‘Melt Water’ UAB (Klaipėda, Lithuania) (represented by: V. Viešūn

aitė

, lawyer)Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)Re:Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 November 2013 (Case R 494/2013-5), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign MELT WATER Original as a Community trade mark.Operative part of the judgmentThe Court:1.    Dismisses the action;2.    Orders Research and Production Company ‘Melt Water’ UAB to pay the costs.