62024TJ0549_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 January 2026 –Schönegger Käse-Alm v EUIPO – Jumpseat3D plus Germany (Rebell)
(Case T‑549/24)
(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark Rebell – Declaration of revocation in part – Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision – Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Interruption of proceedings – Article 106(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Resumption of proceedings – Article 72(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 – Application for revocation – Article 63(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Notifications to representatives – Article 60(1) of Delegated Regulation 2018/625)
1.
Action for annulment – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to adopt implementing measures – Scope – Both the operative part and the grounds of the judgment to be taken into account
(Art. 266 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(6))
(see paragraph 20)
2.
EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Precluded
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72 and 95(2))
(see paragraph 34)
3.
Action for annulment – Pleas in law – Action brought against the decision of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) declaring an EU trade mark partially revoked – Plea in law alleging infringement relating to the notifications made by EUIPO to the other party to the proceedings – Impossibility for the applicant to rely on the right allegedly infringed – Requirement to be the holder of the right invoked
(Art. 263 TFEU; Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 60(1))
(see paragraphs 45, 46)
4.
Action for annulment – Pleas in law – Action brought against the decision of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) adjudicating on revocation proceedings – Procedural irregularity – Possibility of obtaining the annulment of the contested decision by demonstrating the likelihood of a different decision in the absence of that irregularity
(Art. 263, TFEU)
(see paragraph 48)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeal;
2.
Orders each party to bear its own costs.