Order — ECLI:EU:T:2017:187
Date: 2017-03-14
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Order of the General Court of 14 March 2017 — Karl Conzelmann v EUIPO (LIKE IT) (Case T-21/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for registration of the word mark LIKE IT — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Karl Conzelmann GmbH + Co. KG (Albstadt, Germany) (represented by: J. Klink, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Graul and M. Fischer, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 November 2015 (Case R 223/2015-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign LIKE IT as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the order 1. The action is dismissed. 2. Karl Conzelmann GmbH + Co. KG shall pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 98, 14.3.2016.