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)

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.