Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 211/49 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Jääkiekon SM-liiga v EUIPO (Liiga)

(Case T-54/15) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2016211EN.01004902-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark Liiga - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 211/62)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Jääkiekon SM-liiga Oy (Helsinki, Finland) (represented by: L. Laaksonen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: A. Schifko and E. Śliwińska, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2014 (Case R 576/2014-2) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Liiga as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Jääkiekon SM-liiga Oy to pay the costs. |

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