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Document 62015TA0063

Case T-63/15: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2015 — Shoe Branding Europe v OHIM (two parallel stripes on the long sleeves of a shirt) (Community trade mark — Application for a Community trade mark consisting of two parallel stripes on the long sleeves of a shirt — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

OJ C 48, 8.2.2016, p. 49–49 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

8.2.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 48/49


Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2015 — Shoe Branding Europe v OHIM (two parallel stripes on the long sleeves of a shirt)

(Case T-63/15) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for a Community trade mark consisting of two parallel stripes on the long sleeves of a shirt - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 048/55)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Shoe Branding Europe BVBA (Oudenaarde, Belgium) (represented by: J. Løje, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by P. Geroulakos, and subsequently by D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 December 2014 (Case R 2560/2013-5), concerning an application for registration of a sign consisting of two parallel stripes on the long sleeves of a shirt as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Shoe Branding Europe BVBA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 107, 30.3.2015.


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