Information;Order — ECLI:EU:T:2026:44
Date: 2026-01-19
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment

Order of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 January 2026 – Pic v EUIPO – Updike eCom (PIC) (Case T‑571/24) ( EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Figurative mark PIC – Earlier EU word mark PIC – Relative ground for invalidity – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Admissibility of new evidence – Relevant periods – Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 – Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Discretion of the Board of Appeal – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law ) EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Appeal brought against a decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO – Examination by the Board of Appeal – Scope – Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Account taken – Discretion of the Board of Appeal – Limits (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 95(2); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 27(4)) (see paragraphs 37, 38, 43-45) Operative part 1. Dismisses the action as manifestly lacking any foundation in law. 2. Orders Pic Corp. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Updike eCom GmbH. 3. Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.