33However, Article 7(1)(c) of the Regulation does not in principle preclude the registration of geographical names which are unknown to the relevant class of persons — or at least unknown as the designation of a geographical location — or of names in respect of which, because of the type of place they designate, such persons are unlikely to believe that the category of goods concerned originates there (see by analogy Windsurfing Chiemsee, paragraph 33).
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