Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:577
Date: 2024-09-04
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 4 September 2024 – OSR Enterprises v EUIPO – Möckel and Gramann (evolver) (Case T‑51/23) (1) ( EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark evolver – Partial revocation – Genuine use of a mark – Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Late submission of documents – Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 ) 1. EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Revocation proceedings – Facts and evidence not submitted within the prescribed time limit – Account taken – Discretion of the Board of Appeal (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 58(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 33-35, 37, 39, 40) 2. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Meaning – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 58(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 33-35, 37, 39, 40) 3. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Use of the mark in a form differing in elements which do not alter the distinctive character of the mark – Subject matter and scope of Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Examination of alteration of distinctive character (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 18(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 56, 57) 4. EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Word mark evolver (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 67-69, 81, 82, 86, 87) Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders OSR Enterprises AG to pay the costs. 1 OJ C 104, 20.3.2023.