Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 March 2016

Mudhook Marketing, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark IPVanish — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Case T-78/15


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
15/04/2016 Mudhook Marketing v OHIM (IPVanish)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2016:155		 17/03/2016 Mudhook Marketing v OHIM (IPVanish)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
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Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2016:155		 17/03/2016 Mudhook Marketing v OHIM (IPVanish)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
27/03/2015 Mudhook Marketing v OHIM (IPVanish)
Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- Trade marks
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks
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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
          4.11.03.01.02.01 Concept and criteria for assessment
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
          4.11.03.01.02.03 Types of mark
            4.11.03.01.02.03.02 Composite marks
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
          4.11.03.01.02.03 Types of mark
            4.11.03.01.02.03.01 Advertising slogans
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
          4.11.03.01.02.03 Types of mark
            4.11.03.01.02.03.01 Advertising slogans
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.13 Signs examined
          4.11.03.01.13.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
            4.11.03.01.13.02.01 Word marks
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
          4.11.03.01.02.03 Types of mark
            4.11.03.01.02.03.01 Advertising slogans
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.03 European Union trade mark
      4.11.03.01 Absolute grounds for refusal
        4.11.03.01.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
          4.11.03.01.02.02 Relevant public


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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 16/02/2015

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

17/03/2016


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 156 from 02.05.2016, p.40

Application: OJ C 127 from 20.04.2015, p.32

Name of the parties

Mudhook Marketing v OHIM (IPVanish)

Notes on Academic Writings

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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Trade marks

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

Huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Gratsias

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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