Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 July 2017.#Pirelli Tyre SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a pair of curved strips on the side of a tyre — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T-81/16.

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 July 2017.
Pirelli Tyre SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a pair of curved strips on the side of a tyre — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-81/16.

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 4 July 2017.
Pirelli Tyre SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a pair of curved strips on the side of a tyre — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-81/16.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2017:463