Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2015:604
Date: 2015-09-09
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 9 September 2015 — Inditex v OHIM — Ansell (ZARA) (Case T‑584/14) Community trade mark — Proceedings for revocation — Community word mark ZARA — Genuine use — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 1. Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — Absence of genuine use of a trade mark — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a)) (see paras 16-19) 2. Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment — Requirement of solid and objective evidence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), 51(1)(a), and 78(1)(f); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3) and (4)) (see paras 29, 38) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 May 2014 (Case R 1118/2013-2), relating to proceedings for revocation between Zainab Ansell and Roger Ansell, on one hand, and Industria de Diseño Textil, SA (Inditex), on the other hand. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Industria de Diseño Textil, SA (Inditex) to pay the costs.