Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 152/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2018 — SSP Europe v EUIPO (SECURE DATA SPACE)

(Case T-205/17)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018152EN.01003301-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark SECURE DATA SPACE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 152/40)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: SSP Europe GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: B. Bittner, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 January 2017 (Case R 2467/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign SECURE DATA SPACE 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 SSP Europe GmbH to pay the costs. |

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