CELEX: 62016TA0054
Language: en
Date: 2017-01-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-54/16: Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2017 — Netguru v EUIPO (NETGURU) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark NETGURU — Absolute ground for refusal — Lac k of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009)

27.2.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 63/27
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 17 January 2017 — Netguru v EUIPO (NETGURU)
   (Case T-54/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark NETGURU - Absolute ground for refusal - Lac k of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2017/C 063/37)
   Language of the case: Polish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Netguru sp. z o.o. (Poznań, Poland) (represented: initially by K. Jarosiński, and subsequently by T. Grzybkowski, T. Guzek and M. Jackowski, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 December 2015 (Case R 144/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of the word sign NETGURU as an EU trade mark.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Netguru sp. z o.o. to bear the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 111, 29.3.2016.