Refusal of application for a European Union trade mark

(Article 7 and Article 42(2) EUTMR)]

Alicante, 06/08/2018

ADVOKATFIRMAN FOYEN AB

Box 7229 Regeringsgatan 52

SE-103 89 Stockholm

SUECIA

Application No:	017895705
Your reference:
Trade mark:	Coder Sessions
Mark type:	Word mark
Applicant:	Wakayama I/O AB Vasagatan 7 SE-11120 Stockholm SUECIA

The Office raised an objection on 24/05/2018 pursuant to Article 7(1)(b) and (c) EUTMR and Article 7(2) EUTMR because it found that the trade mark applied for is not eligible for registration, for the reasons set out in the attached letter, which forms an integral part of this decision.

The Office maintains that, taken as a whole, the expression Coder Sessions immediately informs consumers without further reflection that the services applied for

are gatherings for coders such as computer programmers. Therefore, the sign describes the kind and intended purposes of the services in question.

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)(b) and (c) EUTMR and Article 7(2) EUTMR, the application for European Union trade mark No 017895705 is hereby rejected in part, namely for:

Class 35 Organisation of exhibitions and events for commercial or advertising purposes.

The application will proceed accordingly for the remaining goods and services.

According to Article 67 EUTMR, you have a right to appeal against this decision. According to Article 68 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.

Cecilia ALIN