Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:215
Date: 2016-04-13
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Provisional text Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 April 2016 — Facchinello v EUIPO — Olimpia Splendid (Synthesis) (Case T‑81/15) EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark Synthesis — No genuine use of the mark — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Evidence presented for the first time before the General Court 1. EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal — Review of the legal classification given to the facts of the dispute (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65) (see para. 23) 2. EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — No genuine use of a trade mark — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a)) (see paras 32-37) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 November 2014 (Case R 2169/2013-1), relating to revocation proceedings between Olimpia Splendid SpA and Ms Danila Facchinello. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 3. Orders Ms Danila Facchinello to pay the costs.