Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2025:378
Date: 2025-04-09
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 9 April 2025 – Lorenz Switzerland v EUIPO – Lajkonik Alkohole Łukasz Bylica (Piekarnia i Kawiarnia Lajkonik) (Case T‑469/24) ( EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark Piekarnia i Kawiarnia Lajkonik – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 ) 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 (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72 and 95(2)) (see paragraph 12) 2. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use –Definition – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), first para., and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and 19(1)) (see paragraphs 19-25, 37, 53) 3. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Burden of proof (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), first para., and 58(1)(a)) (see paragraph 26) 4. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Word mark Piekarnia i Kawiarnia Lajkonik (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), first para., and 58(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 36-40, 49-52) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Lorenz Switzerland AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Lajkonik Alkohole Łukasz Bylica; 3. Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.