Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2015 — Volkswagen v OHIM (EXTRA)
(Case T-216/14) 1
(Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark EXTRA — Mark comprised of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander and J. Eberhardt, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially M. Fischer, then A. Schifko, agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 February 2014 (Case R 1788/2013-1) relating to the application for registration of the word sign EXTRA as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the appeal;
2. Orders Volkswagen AG to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 194, 24.6.2014.