CELEX: 62015TA0129
Language: en
Date: 2016-09-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-129/15 and T-130/15: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2016 — Intesa Sanpaolo v EUIPO (WAVE 2 PAY and WAVE TO PAY) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word marks WAVE 2 PAY and WAVE TO PAY — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

14.11.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 419/38
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2016 — Intesa Sanpaolo v EUIPO (WAVE 2 PAY and WAVE TO PAY)
   (Case T-129/15 and T-130/15) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for EU word marks WAVE 2 PAY and WAVE TO PAY - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 419/48)
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Turin, Italy) (represented by: P. Pozzi and F. Cecchi, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially P. Bullock and L. Rampini, then L. Rampini, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against two decisions of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 January 2015 (Cases, respectively, R 1857/2014-5 and R 1864/2014-5), concerning two applications for registration of the word signs, respectively, WAVE 2 PAY and WAVE TO PAY as EU trade marks.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the actions;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Intesa Sanpaolo SpA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 155, 2.7.2015.