General Court (Ninth Chamber) 12 March 2014, T‑102/11 and T‑369/12 to T‑371/12 (American Express Marketing & Development Corp. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).)

ECLI:EU:T:2014:118 JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Ninth Chamber) 12 March 2014 ( * ) (Community trade mark – Applications for Community word marks IP ZONE, EUROPE IP ZONE, IP ZONE EUROPE and EUROPEAN IP ZONE – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) In Joined Cases T‑102/11, T‑369/12, T‑370/12 and T‑371/12, American Express Marketing &