22.12.2014
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 462/23
Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2014 — Vans v OHIM (Representation of a wavy line)
(Case T-53/13) (1)
((Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark representing a wavy line - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2014/C 462/35)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Vans, Inc. (Cypress, California, United States) (represented by: M. Hirsch, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: Ó. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 November 2012 (Case R 860/2012-5), concerning the application for registration as a Community trade mark of a figurative sign representing a wavy line.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Vans, Inc. to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 101, 6.4.2013.
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