Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 287/21 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 June 2016 — salesforce.com, Inc. v EUIPO (SOCIAL.COM)

(Case T-134/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016287EN.01002102-E0001)

((European Union trade mark - Application for European Union word mark SOCIAL.COM - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 287/26)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: salesforce.com, Inc. (San Francisco, California, United States) (represented by: A. Nordemann and M. Maier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 January 2015 (Case R 1752/2014-4), concerning an application for registration of the word mark SOCIAL.COM as a European Union trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders salesforce.com, Inc., to pay the costs. |

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