Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:198
Date: 2017-03-22
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

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) 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: Dismisses the action; Orders Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 371, 10.10.2016.