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Order of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 26 January 2017 —  
Topera v EUIPO (RHYTHMVIEW)

(Case T‑119/16)

(EU trade mark — Application for the European Union word mark RHYTHMVIEW — Absolute grounds for refusal — No distinctive character — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Concept  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 16-18) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Concept—Neologism consisting of elements descriptive of characteristics of the goods or services concerned—Whether included where the nature of the combination is not unusual  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see para. 19) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Absolute grounds for refusal—Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications capable of designating the characteristics of a product or service—Word mark RHYTHMVIEW  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c))  (see paras 24-26, 28-32) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 January 2016 (Case R 1368/2015-4), relating to an application for registration of the word sign RHYTHMVIEW as an EU trade mark.

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

| 2. | Topera, Inc., is ordered to pay the costs. |

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