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... tive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

In Case T‑96/16,

Solenis Technologies LP, established in Wilmington (United States), represented by A. Sanz Cerralbo, lawyer,

applicant,

v

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), represented by M. Fischer and A. Kusturovic, acting as Agents,

defendant,

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 December 2015 (Case R 613/2015-2), concerning an application for registration of the word sign STRONG BONDS. TRUSTED SOLUTIONS. as an EU trade mark,

THE GENERAL COURT (First Chamber),

composed of I. Pelikánová, President, V. Valančius (Rapporteur) and U. Öberg, Judges,

Registrar: E. Coulon,

having regard to the application lodged at the Court Registry on 29 February 2016,

having regard to the response lodged at the Court Registry on 17 May 2016,

having regard to the fact that no request for a hearing was submitted by the main parties within three weeks after service of notification of the close of the written part of the procedure, and having decided to rule on the action without an oral part of the procedure, pursuant to Article 106(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court,

gives the following

Judgment

Background to the dispute

1. On 13 October 2014, the applicant, Solenis Technologies LP, filed an application for registration of an EU trade mark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the European Union trade mark (OJ ...