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)  OJ C 302, 14.9.2015.