Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:786
Date: 2024-11-06
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 29 August 2023 – ChiCom Marketing v EUIPO – China Faw Group (Hongqi) (Case T-533/23) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: ChiCom Marketing GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: H. Asam, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: China Faw Group Co. Ltd (Changchun, China) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Hongqi – EU trade mark No 17 966 582 Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 June 2023 in Case R 863/2022-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision in so far as the applicant’s appeal of 18 May 2022 against the decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO of 25 March 2022 in invalidity proceedings No 48 307 C (EU trade mark No 17 9665 82) was dismissed; annul the decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO of 25 March 2022 in proceedings No 48 307 C (EU trade mark No 17 966 582), in so far as that decision has not already been annulled by the contested decision; dismiss the application of the other party to the proceedings, China Faw Group Co. Ltd, for a declaration of invalidity of EU trade mark No 17 966 582. Plea in law Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________