Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 4 September 2024 – Erzeugergemeinschaft Winzersekt v EUIPO – Milz (Hinterland)

(Case T-470/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202406096EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Hinterland - Absolute ground for invalidity - Distinctive character - No descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2024/6096)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Erzeugergemeinschaft Winzersekt GmbH (Sprendlingen, Germany) (represented by: C. Düchs, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Martin Milz (Hergensweiler, Germany) (represented by: M. Muhr, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 June 2023 (Case R 2413/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Erzeugergemeinschaft Winzersekt GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Martin Milz; |

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| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6096/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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