Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 2.5.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 156/40 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 17 March 2016 — Mudhook Marketing v OHIM (IPVanish)

(Case T-78/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016156EN.01004001-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark IPVanish - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 156/52)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Mudhook Marketing, Inc. (Winter Park, Florida, United States) (represented by: H. Eckermann and A. Dellmeier, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 December 2014 (Case R 1417/2014-2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign IPVanish as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mudhook Marketing, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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