Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:165
Date: 2017-03-14
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 March 2017 — Hersill v EUIPO — KCI Licensing (VACUP) (Case T‑741/14) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark VACUP — Earlier EU word marks MINIVAC and V.A.C. — No genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) 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) and (3); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3)) (see paras 18-23) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 August 2014 (Case R 1520/2013-2), relating to opposition proceedings between KCI Licensing and Hersill. Operative part The Court: 1. Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 August 2014 (Case R 1520/2013-2); 2. Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Hersill, SL; 3. Orders KCI Licensing, Inc. to bear its own costs.