Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 17.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 252/38 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Emmentaler Switzerland v EUIPO (EMMENTALER)

(Case T-2/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2023252EN.01003802-E0001)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark EMMENTALER - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Collective mark - Article 74(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2023/C 252/42)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Emmentaler Switzerland (Berne, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Völker and M. Pemsel, lawyers)

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

Interveners in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller, M. Hellmann, U. Bartl and J. Heitz, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by: A.-L. Desjonquères and G. Bain, acting as Agents), Centre national interprofessionnel de l’économie laitière (CNIEL) (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Baud and P. Marchiset, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 October 2020 (Case R 2402/2019-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Emmentaler Switzerland to pay the costs. |

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