Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 27/54 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2015 — K-Swiss v OHIM (Representation of parallel stripes on a shoe)

(Case T-3/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016027EN.01005401-E0001)

((Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Figurative mark representing parallel stripes on a shoe - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 027/69)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: K-Swiss Inc. (Westlake Village, California, United States) (represented by: R. Niebel and M. Hecht, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by P. Geroulakos and subsequently by D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 October 2014 (Case R 1093/2014-2), concerning the international registration, designating the European Community, of a figurative mark representing parallel stripes on a shoe.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders K-Swiss Inc. to pay the costs. |

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