Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:535
Date: 2017-07-20
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 July 2017 — Cafés Pont v EUIPO — Giordano Vini (Art’s Cafè) (Case T‑309/16) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative trade mark Art’s Cafè — Genuine use of the mark — Article 15(1) and Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) 1. EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 22(3), and 40(5); Council Regulation No 207/2009) (see para. 14) 2. EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — Absence of genuine use of a trade mark — Use of the mark in a form differing by elements not altering the distinctive character of the mark — Subject-matter and scope of Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a), and 51(1)(a)) (see para. 15) 3. EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — Absence of genuine use of a trade mark — Figurative mark Art’s Café (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a), and 51(1)(a)) (see paras 20-22) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 April 2016 (Case R 1110/2015-2), relating to revocation proceedings between Giordano Vini and Cafés Pont. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Cafés Pont, SL to pay the costs.