Case T-486/18: Order of the General Court of 1 December 2020 — Danske Slagtermestre v Commission (Action for annulment — State aid — Contributions scheme for the collection of waste water — Prelimi...

C 28/48 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.1.2021 Judgment of the General Court of 2 December 2020 — BSH Hausgeräte v EUIPO (Home Connect) (Case T-152/20) (1) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark Home Connect — Absolute grounds for refusal —Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Sufficiently direct and specific relationship with the goods covered by the trade mark application — No distinctive character — Article 7 (1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) (2021/C 28/73) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Biagosch, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, Agent) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 January 2020 (Case R 1751/2019-5), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Home Connect as an EU trade mark. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders BSH Hausgeräte GmbH to pay the costs. (1) OJ C 191, 8.6.2020. Order of the General Court of 1 December 2020 — Danske Slagtermestre v Commission (Case T-486/18) (1) (Action for annulment — State aid — Contributions scheme for the collection of waste water —Preliminary examination stage — Decision finding that there is no State aid — Trade association — Locus standi — Status as an interested party — Objective of protecting the...