CELEX: 62015TA0385
Language: en
Date: 2016-06-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-385/15: Judgment of the General Court of 14 June 2016 — Loops v EUIPO (Shape of a toothbrush) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a toothbrush — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

25.7.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 270/41
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 14 June 2016 — Loops v EUIPO (Shape of a toothbrush)
   (Case T-385/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Three-dimensional mark - Shape of a toothbrush - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 270/46)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Loops, LLC (Dover, Delaware, United States) (represented by: T. Schmidpeter, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: W. Schramek and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 April 2015 (Case R 1917/2014-2), concerning an application for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of a toothbrush as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Loops, LLC, to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 302, 14.9.2015.