Action brought on 19 February 2024 – Airbnb v EUIPO – Airtasker (AIRBNB)
(Case T-94/24)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Airbnb, Inc. (San Francisco, California, United States) (represented by: M. Maier and A. Nordemann, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Airtasker Pty Ltd (Sydney, Australia)
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 AIRBNB – European Union trade mark No 9 376 468
Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 December 2023 in Joined Cases R 886/2022-2 and R 893/2022-2
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision in relation to the services, as circumscribed by the applicant, in respect of which the trade mark was revoked;
order EUIPO to pay the costs.
Plea in law
Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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