Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.2.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 38/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 — Keil v EUIPO — NaturaFit Diätetische Lebensmittelproduktion (BasenCitrate)

(Case T-330/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017038EN.01003001-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark BasenCitrate - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 038/40)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Rudolf Keil (Grevenbroich, Germany) (represented by: J. Sachs, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, D. Walicka and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: NaturaFit Diätetische Lebensmittelproduktions GmbH (Röttenbach, Germany) (represented by N. Reber, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 April 2015 (Case R 1541/2014-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between NaturaFit Diätetische Lebensmittelproduktions GmbH and Mr Keil.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Rudolf Keil to pay the costs. |

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