Judgment of the General Court of 25 November2014 — Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller v OHIM (Original Eau de Cologne)
(Case T-556/13) 1
(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)
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:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller eV to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 367, 14.12.2013.