Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Ewald Dörken v OHIM– Schürmann (VENT ROLL)

(Case T-223/14) ¹

(Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark VENT ROLL — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 52(1) and Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC ) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Ewald Dörken AG (Herdecke, Germany) (represented by: N. Grüger, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Wolfram Schürmann (Neuhausen, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Wesle, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2014 (Case R2156/2012-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Wolfram Schürmann and Ewald Dörken AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Ewald Dörken AG to pay the costs.

____________

¹     OJ C 184, 16.6.2014.