Judgment of the General Court of 14 November 2013 – Efag Trade Mark Company v OHIM (FICKEN)
(Case T-52/13) 1
(Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark FICKEN – Absolute ground for refusal – Mark contrary to public order and good morals – Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Efag Trade Mark Company GmbH & Co. KG (Schemmerhofen, Germany) (represented by: M. Wekwerth, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 October 2012 (Case R 493/2012-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign FICKEN as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Efag Trade Mark Company GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 101, 6.4.2013.