Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:725
Date: 2016-12-13
Language of the case: Italian
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2016 — Puro Italian Style v EUIPO (smartline) (Case T-744/15) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark smartline — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Puro Italian Style SpA (Modena, Italy) (represented by: F. Terrano, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 October 2015 (Case R 2258/2014-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign smartline as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Puro Italian Style SpA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). ____________ 1 OJ C 78, 29.2.2016.