Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2014 — Pågen Trademark v OHIM (gifflar)

(Case T-520/12) ¹

(Community trade mark — Application for the Community figurative mark gifflar — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctiveness — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: Swedish

Parties

Applicant: Pågen Trademark AB (Malmö, Sweden) (represented by: J. Norderyd, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: D. Leffler and P. Geroulakos, Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 September 2012 (Case R 46/2012-2), concerning an application for registration of the figurative mark gifflar as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Pågen Trademark AB to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 32, 2.2.2013.