Judgment of the General Court of 23 January 2014 – Novartis v OHIM (CARE TO CARE)
(Case T-68/13) 1
(Community trade mark – Application for the Community word mark CARE TO CARE – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Novartis AG (Basle, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Rajh and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 November 2012 (Case R 953/2012-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign CARE TO CARE as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Novartis AG to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 108, 13.4.2013.