Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2022:123
Date: 2022-03-09
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 March 2022 – PrenzMarien v EUIPO – Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) (STONES) (Case T‑766/20) (1) (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark STONES – Declaration of revocation in part – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Genuine use in the European Union – Article 19(1) and Article 10(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) 1. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Meaning – Criteria for assessment – Territorial extent of the use – Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and Euratom – Effect (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a)) (see paras 21, 24, 25) 2. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Word mark STONES (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and 19(1)) (see paras 28, 63-68) 3. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Meaning – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a)) (see paras 36-45) 4. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Simultaneous use of several signs (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a)) (see para. 47) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders PrenzMarien GmbH to pay the costs. 1 OJ C 62, 22.2.2021.