Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2023:518
Date: 2023-09-06
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 September 2023 – DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem v EUIPO – Užstato sistemos administratorius (Representation of a bottle and an arrow) (Case T‑774/21) (1) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for an EU figurative mark representing a bottle and an arrow – Earlier EU figurative mark representing a can, a bottle and an arrow – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – No genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)) 1. EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2)) (see paragraphs 28-33) 2. EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Use of the mark as a trade mark – Figurative mark representing a can, a bottle and an arrow (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2)) (see paragraphs 43-46, 50, 51) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH to pay the costs. 1 OJ C 84, 21.2.2022.