CELEX: 62015TA0003
Language: en
Date: 2015-12-04 00:00:00
Title: Case T-3/15: Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2015 — K-Swiss v OHIM (Representation of parallel stripes on a shoe) (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)

25.1.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 27/54
            
         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)
   
   ((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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders K-Swiss Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 65, 23.2.2015.