62020TJ0500_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 November 2021 –Selmikeit & Giczella v EUIPO – Boehmert & Boehmert (HALLOWIENER)
(Case T‑500/20)
(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark HALLOWIENER – No genuine use – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Brief statement of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Pleas in law not set out in the application – General reference to other documents – Inadmissibility
(Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))
(see para. 13)
2.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Definition – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 58(1)(a))
(see paras 19-23, 33, 35, 36, 41)
3.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Word mark HALLOWIENER
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 58(1)(a))
(see paras 38, 42-47)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 May 2020 (Case R 1893/2019-1), relating to revocation proceedings between Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB – Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte and Selmikeit & Giczella.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Selmikeit & Giczella GmbH to pay the costs.