Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 10.7.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 221/20 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2017 — Reisswolf v EUIPO (secret.service.)

(Case T-163/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017221EN.01002002-E0001)

((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))

(2017/C 221/26)

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:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Reisswolf Akten- und Datenvernichtung GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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