Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:350
Date: 2017-05-18
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2017 — Reisswolf v EUIPO (secret.service.) (Case T-163/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark secret.service. — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Duty to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Reisswolf Akten- und Datenvernichtung GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: A. Ebert-Weidenfeller, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 February 2016 (Case R 1820/2015-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign secret.service. as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Reisswolf Akten- und Datenvernichtung GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 200, 6.6.2016.