Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 October 2015

The Smiley Company SPRL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Community trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark — Shape of a smiley with heart-shaped eyes — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Case T-656/13

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)

(Contested decision: R 997/2013-4)