Refusal of application for a European Union trade mark

(Article 7 EUTMR and Rule 11(3) EUTMIR)

Alicante, 26/09/2016

GLEISS LUTZ

Lautenschlagerstraße 21

D-70173 Stuttgart

ALEMANIA

Application No:	015304504
Your reference:	Voe/abn70402-16
Trade mark:	STANDARD BANK
Mark type:	Word mark
Applicant:	THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED 5 Simmonds Street Johannesburg, Gauteng ÁFRICA DEL SUR

The Office raised an objection on 27.04.2016 pursuant to Article 7(1) EUTMR because it found that the trade mark applied for contains obvious and direct information on the kind and quality of the services in class 36 (see attached letter).

The applicant failed to submit observations within the time limit. For the reasons set out in the letter of objection, and pursuant to Article 7(1) EUTMR, the application for European Union trade mark 015304504  - STANDARD BANK is hereby rejected for the following services:

Class 36: Insurance products and services; financial affairs; monetary affairs;real estate affairs; banking services; payment facilitation services, facilitation and rendering of banking and financial transactions, including those rendered online via the Internet or computer network, or by telephone or cellular telephone; services ancillary and related to all of the aforegoing, all in class 36.

The application may proceed for the remaining goods/services.

According to Article 59 EUTMR, you have a right to appeal against this decision. According to Article 60 EUTMR, notice of appeal must be filed in writing at the Office within two months of the date of notification of this decision. It must be filed in the language of the proceedings in which the decision subject to appeal was taken. Furthermore, a written statement of the grounds of appeal must be filed within four months of the same date. The notice of appeal will be deemed to be filed only when the appeal fee of EUR 720 has been paid.

Simon DÄPP