Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:23
Date: 2017-01-24
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2017 — Solenis Technologies v EUIPO (STRONG BONDS. TRUSTED SOLUTIONS.) (Case T-96/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark STRONG BONDS. TRUSTED SOLUTIONS. — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Solenis Technologies LP (Wilmington, United States) (represented by: A. Sanz Cerralbo, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer and A. Kusturovic, acting as Agents) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 December 2015 (Case R 613/2015-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign STRONG BONDS. TRUSTED SOLUTIONS. as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Solenis Technologies LP to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 156, 2.5.2016.