48Furthermore, it should be pointed out, first, that the registration of geographical names as trade marks solely where they designate specified geographical locations which are already famous, or are known for the category of goods or services concerned, and which are therefore associated with those goods or services in the mind of the relevant class of persons, is excluded as, secondly, is the registration of geographical names which are liable to be used by undertakings and must remain available to such undertakings as indications of the geographical origin of the category of goods or services concerned (see Cloppenburg, cited in paragraph 47 above, EU:T:2005:373, paragraph 34 and the case-law cited).
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