Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2016 — Globo Comunicação e Participações v EUIPO (sound mark)

(Case T-408/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for a sound mark - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2016/C 392/48)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Globo Comunicação e Participações S/A (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (represented by: E. Gaspar and M.-E. De Moro-Giafferri, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 March 2015 (Case R 2945/2014-5), concerning an application for registration of a sound mark as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 320, 28.9.2015.