Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2015 — Sonova Holding v OHIM (Flex)
(Case T-187/14) 1
(Community trade mark — Community word mark FLEX — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sonova Holding AG (Stäfa, Switzerland) (represented by: C. Hawkes, Solicitor)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 December 2013 (Case R 357/2013-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign FLEX as a community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Sonova Holding AG to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 151, 19.5.2014.