30.1.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 30/46
Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2016 — Puro Italian Style v EUIPO (smartline)
(Case T-744/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark smartline - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2017/C 030/51)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Puro Italian Style SpA (Modena, Italy) (represented by: F. Terrano, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 October 2015 (Case R 2258/2014-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign smartline as an EU trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Puro Italian Style SpA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
(1) OJ C 78, 29.2.2016.
Full & Egal Universal Law Academy