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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of5 June 2024 –  
Habitat Barcelona Unión Constructora v EUIPO – Acomodeo Marketplace (ACOMODEO)

(Case T‑365/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0365_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark ACOMODEO – Earlier national word mark ACOMODIS – Relative ground for invalidity – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 57(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Precluded  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72(2) and 95)  (see paragraphs 22, 25, 26) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Examination of the application – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Meaning – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 57(2) and (3))  (see paragraphs 44, 45, 47-49) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 69, 70, 108) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 73, 82) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks ACOMODEO and ACOMODIS  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 90, 98, 106, 107, 114) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Weighing elements of similarity or difference between the signs – Objective marketing considerations to be taken into account  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraph 104) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Habitat Barcelona Unión Constructora SL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Acomodeo Marketplace GmbH; |

| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0365_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 304, 28.8.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:304:TOC).

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