Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 242/41 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2021 — Freistaat Bayern v EUIPO (GEWÜRZSOMMELIER)

(Case T-348/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021242EN.01004101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark GEWÜRZSOMMELIER - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Neologism)

(2021/C 242/57)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Freistaat Bayern (Germany) (represented by: V. Lehmann, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2020 (Case R 2430/2019-2) concerning an application for registration of the word sign GEWÜRZSOMMELIER 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 Freistaat Bayern to pay the costs. |

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