CELEX: 62016TA0308
Language: en
Date: 2017-03-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-308/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2017 — Marsh v EUIPO (ClaimsExcellence) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark ClaimsExcellence — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

24.4.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 129/20
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2017 — Marsh v EUIPO (ClaimsExcellence)
   (Case T-308/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark ClaimsExcellence - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 129/32)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Marsh GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: W. Riegger, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Manea and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)
   
      Objet
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 April 2016 (Case R 2358/2015-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign ClaimsExcellence as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1)
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Orders Marsh GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 287, 8.8.2016.