Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 27.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 63/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2017 — Netguru v EUIPO (NETGURU)

(Case T-54/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017063EN.01002701-E0001)

((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))

(2017/C 063/37)

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:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Netguru sp. z o.o. to bear the costs. |

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