Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2023:854
Date: 2023-12-20
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 13 December 2022 – Transport Werk v EUIPO – Haus & Grund Deutschland (Haus & Grund) (Case T-779/22) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Transport Werk GmbH (Offenbach am Main, Germany) (represented by: D. Donath, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Haus & Grund Deutschland Zentralverband der Deutschen Haus-, Wohnungs- und Grundeigentümer e.V. (Berlin, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Haus & Grund – EU trade mark No 7 161 052 Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 October 2022 in Case R 84/2022-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to cancel EU word mark No 7 161 052 ‘Haus & Grund’ from the EU trade mark register for all goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 38, 42 and 45, namely: Class 9: Data carriers; computer software for the buying, selling, administration, rental, construction and management of buildings, installations and facilities; Class 16: Printed matter; Class 35: Advertising; business management services; business administration; business consultancy and advisory services; office functions; research, collation and systematic compilation of news, including court judgements and decisions and regulations of all kinds; Class 36: Real estate affairs; expert opinions in connection with insurance, financial affairs, real estate affairs and monetary affairs; Class 38: News agencies, including court judgements and decisions and regulations of all kinds; Class 42: Expert technical opinions; technical consultancy; creation of computer software for the buying, selling, rental, construction, administration and management of buildings, installations and equipment; creation of computer software to optimise the operation, cost-effectiveness, utilisation, marketing and value retention of property and equipment; Class 45: Legal services; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 59(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 7(1)(c), of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 59(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b), of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________