Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 31.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 51/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Schmid v EUIPO — Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Steirisches Kürbiskernöl g.g.A)

(Case T-700/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022051EN.01003001-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Steirisches Kürbiskernöl g. g. A GESCHÜTZTE GEOGRAFISCHE ANGABE - Absolute ground for refusal - Trade mark including badges, emblems or escutcheons - Emblem of one of the areas of action of the European Union - Protected geographical indications - Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2022/C 51/41)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Gabriele Schmid (Halbenrain, Austria) (represented by: A. Ginzburg, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: D. Hanf and M. Eberl, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Graz, Austria) (represented by: I. Hödl, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 September 2020 (Case R 2186/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark and Ms Schmid.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 September 2020 (Case R 2186/2019-4); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Gabriele Schmid; |

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| 3. | Orders Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark to bear its own costs. |

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