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Case T-430/16: Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2017 — Intercontinental Exchange Holdings v EUIPO (BRENT INDEX) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark BRENT INDEX — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

IO C 144, 8.5.2017, p. 41–41 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

8.5.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 144/41


Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2017 — Intercontinental Exchange Holdings v EUIPO (BRENT INDEX)

(Case T-430/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark BRENT INDEX - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 144/55)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) (represented by: P. Heusler, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2016 (Case R 8/2016-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign BRENT INDEX as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 371, 10.10.2016.


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