Action brought on 13 December 2023 – Taxolutions v EUIPO – Haufe-Lexware (TAXMARC)

(Case T-1154/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Taxolutions BV (Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Stoop, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark TAXMARC – Application for registration No 18 047 421

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 October 2023 in Case R 131/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs of this Application and Haufe-Lexware to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Opposition Division and the Board of Appeal.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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