Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — Unister v OHIM (Ab in den Urlaub)

(Case T-273/12) ¹

(Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Ab in den Urlaub — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Absence of evidence of distinctive character acquired through use– Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Unister GmbH (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: H. Hug and A. Kessler-Jensch, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka and R. Pethke, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 3 April 2012 (Case R 2150/2011-1), concerning an application for registration of the word mark Ab in den Urlaub as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1)    Dismisses the action;

2)    Orders Unister GmbH to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 243, 11.8.2012.