Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2016 — Peri v OHIM (Multiprop)

(Case T-538/14) ¹

(Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Multiprop — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 –Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Peri GmbH (Weißenhorn, Germany) (represented by: M. Eck and A. Bognár, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially A. Pohlmann, and subsequently S. Hanne, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 April 2014 (Case R 1661/2013-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Multiprop as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Peri GmbH to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 329, 22.9.2014.