Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 26 May 2016 —

Hewlett Packard Development Company v EUIPO

(Case C‑77/16 P)

‛Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure — EU trade mark — Word mark FORTIFY — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(c)’

EU trade mark — Decisions of the Office — Principle of equal treatment — Principle of sound administration — OHIM’s previous decision-making practice — Principle of legality — Need for a strict and complete examination in each particular case (see para. 4)

Operative part

| 1. | The appeal is dismissed. |

| 2. | Hewlett Packard Development Company LP is ordered to pay its own costs. |

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