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Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2025 – Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen v EUIPO – Pürschel (BIENENBEISSER)

(Case T-144/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504768EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark BIENENBEISSER - Genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Proof of genuine use - Use in connection with the goods in respect of which the mark is registered - Role of the Nice classification - Homogeneous category of goods - Air vents - Obligation to state reasons)

(C/2025/4768)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen BV (Hoogeveen, Netherlands) (represented by: H. Roerdink, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Klee and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sören Pürschel (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 January 2024 (Case R 793/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 January 2024 (Case R-793/2023-5) in so far as it dismissed the appeal brought before it by Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen BV in respect of ‘building materials (non-metallic), namely air vents’, in Class 19; |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4768/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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