Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.2.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 61/35 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 December 2019 — Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke v EUIPO (Bad Reichenhaller Alpensaline)

(Case T-69/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020061EN.01003501-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark Bad Reichenhaller Alpensaline - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2020/C 61/43)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG (Heilbronn, Germany) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and A. Söder, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 December 2018 (Case R 412/2018-1) relating to an application for registration of the figurative sign Bad Reichenhaller Alpensaline as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | orders Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG to pay the costs. |

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