Judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2015 — EE v OHIM (Representation of white dots on a grey background)
(Case T-77/14) 1
(Community trade mark — Application for a Community figurative mark representing white dots on a grey background — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: EE Ltd (Hatfield, United Kingdom) (represented by: P. Brownlow, Solicitor)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 October 2013 (Case R 704/2013-1) relating to an application for registration as a Community trade mark of a figurative sign representing white dots on a grey background.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders EE Ltd to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 135, 5.5.2014.