Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2015 — Grundig Multimedia AG v OHIM (Pianissimo)
(Case T-11/14) 1
(Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Pianissimo — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Absence of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Grundig Multimedia AG (Stansstad, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Walter, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Bonne and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 November 2013 (Case R 441/2013-4), confirming rejection of the application for registration of the word sign Pianissimo as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Grundig Multimedia AG to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 135, 5.5.2014.