Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:17
Date: 2023-01-25
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 13 June 2022 – De Dietrich Process Systems v EUIPO – Koch-Glitsch (KARR) (Case T-352/22) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: De Dietrich Process Systems GmbH (Mainz, Germany) (represented by: M. Körner, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Koch-Glitsch LP (Wichita, Kansas, United States) 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: European Union word mark KARR – European Union trade mark No 3 790 359 Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 April 2022 in Case R 1105/2021-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision and dismiss the European Union trade mark proprietor’s appeal against the decision of the Cancellation Division of the EUIPO dated 29 April 2021 (Case No 42 121 C) declaring European Union trade mark No 3 790 359 (“KARR”) invalid in its entirety; order the defendant 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. ____________