Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.1.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/36 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2014 — Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller v OHIM (Original Eau de Cologne)

(Case T-556/13) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2015016EN.01003601-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community collective word mark Original Eau de Cologne - Absolute grounds for refusal - Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

(2015/C 016/57)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller eV (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: T. Schulte-Beckhausen, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 August 2013 (Case R 2064/2012-14) concerning an application for registration of the word mark Original Eau de Cologne as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller eV to pay the costs. |

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