Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2014 — Lardini v OHIM (Affixing of a flower to a collar)
(Case T-131/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Application for a Community trade mark consisting in the affixing of a flower to a collar — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Lardini Srl (Filottrano, Italy) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, G. Lazzeretti, F. Rossi and N. Parrotta, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock and N. Bambara, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 December 2012 (Case R 2578/2011-1), concerning an application for registration as a Community trade mark of a sign consisting in the affixing of a flower to a collar.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. dismisses the action;
2. orders Lardini Srl to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 141, 18.5.2013.