Judgment of the General Court of 21 May 2015 — Mo Industries v OHIM (Splendid)
(Case T-203/14) 1
(Community trade mark — Application for Community figurative mark Splendid — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Equal treatment — Principle of sound administration)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Mo Industries LLC (Los Angeles, California, United States) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of 7 January 2014 of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM (Case R 1542/2013-1) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Splendid as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Mo Industries LLC to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 212, 7.7.2014.