Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2014:984
Date: 2014-11-25
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 22 October 2013 – Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller, Köln v OHIM (Original Eau de Cologne) (Case T-556/13) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller, Köln eV (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: T. Schulte-Beckhausen, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 August 2013 (Case R 2064/2012-4); Order the defendant to pay the costs including those incurred in the appeal proceedings. Pleas in law and main arguments Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘Original Eau de Cologne’ for goods in Class 3 – Community trade mark application No 10 787 794 Decision of the Examiner: the application was rejected Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009