Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:73
Date: 2023-02-15
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Action brought on 8 June 2022 – Deutsche Bank v EUIPO – Operación y Auditoria (avanza Tu negocio) (Case T-341/22) Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish Parties Applicant: Deutsche Bank, SA Española (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: I. Valdelomar Serrano, J. Rodriguez Fuensalida, P. Ramells Higueras and A. Figuerola Moure, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Operación y Auditoria, SA de CV, SOFOM, ENR (Mexico City, Mexico) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark avanza Tu negocio – Application for registration No 18 208 813 Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 March 2022 in Case R 1808/2021-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: declare that Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council was erroneously applied in the contested decision; reject the protection in respect of all services sought in the application for registration of EU trade mark No 18 208 813 avanza Tu negocio (figurative) in Class 36; and order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the representation costs, incurred by the applicant. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________