Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2022:601
Date: 2022-10-05
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 October 2022 – Aldi Einkauf v EUIPO – Cantina sociale Tollo (ALDIANO) (Case T‑429/21) (1) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark ALDIANO – Earlier EU word marks and earlier international word registration ALDI – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) 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 – Requirement of solid and objective evidence (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 64(2)) (see paragraphs 16-22, 34, 38, 39) Operative part The Court: 1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 May 2021 (Case R 1074/2020‑4); 2. Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Aldi Einkauf SE & Co. OHG; 3. Orders Cantina sociale Tollo SCA to bear its own costs. 1 OJ C 357, 6.9.2021.