Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-430/16 of The General Court, April 21, 2017

• Resolution Date: April 21, 2017
• Issuing Organization: The General Court
• Decision Number: T-430/16

Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2017 - Intercontinental Exchange Holdings v EUIPO (BRENT INDEX)

(Case T-430/16) ¹

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark BRENT INDEX - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) (represented by: P. Heusler, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2016 (Case R 8/2016-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign BRENT INDEX as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. to pay...