Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.8.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 349/37 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Aldi v EUIPO (Cachet)

(Case T-622/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021349EN.01003702-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark Cachet - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2021/C 349/52)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, C. Fürsen and M. Minkner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Śliwińska and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 August 2020 (Case R 452/2020-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Cachet as an EU trade mark.

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 11 August 2020 (Case R 452/2020-4) in so far as it concerns the ‘sanitary preparations for medical purposes’ referred to in the trade mark application; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders Aldi GmbH & Co. KG and EUIPO to bear their own respective costs. |

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