Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:254
Date: 2023-05-17
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Action brought on 27 October 2022 – moderne Stadt v EUIPO (DEUTZER HAFEN) (Case T-656/22) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: moderne Stadt Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Städtebaues und der Gemeindeentwicklung mbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: G. Simon and L. Daams, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU word mark DEUTZER HAFEN – Application No 18 316 145 Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 August 2022 in Case R 2195/2021-5 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Infringement of the principle of equal treatment. ____________