Action brought on 8 March 2024 – Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen v EUIPO – Pürschel (BIENENBEISSER)

(Case T-144/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

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

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

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

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark BIENENBEISSER – European Union trade mark No 8 714 834

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 January 2024 in Case R 793/2023-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

partially annul the contested decision to the extent that the trade mark at issue was partially revoked for goods in Class 19;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 58(l)(a) read together with Article 33(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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