13.6.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 211/49
Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Jääkiekon SM-liiga v EUIPO (Liiga)
(Case T-54/15) (1)
((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:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Jääkiekon SM-liiga Oy to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 107, 30.3.2015.
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