Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:9
Date: 2017-01-17
Language of the case: Polish
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Poland

Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2017 — Netguru v EUIPO (NETGURU) (Case T-54/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark NETGURU — Absolute ground for refusal — Lac k of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009) Language of the case: Polish Parties Applicant: Netguru sp. z o.o. (Poznań, Poland) (represented: initially by K. Jarosiński, and subsequently by T. Grzybkowski, T. Guzek and M. Jackowski, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 December 2015 (Case R 144/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of the word sign NETGURU as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Netguru sp. z o.o. to bear the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 111, 29.3.2016.