Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2021:125
Date: 2021-03-10
Language of the case: English
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: United Kingdom

RC_MARQ_INTER_L_EN Action brought on 4 February 2020 – Hauz 1929 v EUIPO – Houzz (HAUZ LONDON) (Case T–66/20) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Hauz 1929 Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: N. Lyberis, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Houzz, Inc. (Palo Alto, California, United States) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark HAUZ LONDON – Application for registration No 17 593 823 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 November 2019 in Case R 884/2019-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: partially annul the contested decision; order EUIPO and other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to pay the costs of the applicant in the present proceedings, including those incurred before EUIPO. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________