62022TJ0780_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 November 2023 –TUI Holding v EUIPO – inCruises International (INCRUISES)
(Case T‑780/22) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark INCRUISES – Earlier EU figurative mark INTERCRUISES SHORESIDE & PORT SERVICES – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001)
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EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 10(3) and (4))
(see paragraphs 19-24)
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EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Use during a five year period – Consideration of evidence concerning use outside of that period
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2) and (3))
(see paragraph 52)
Operative part
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 September 2022 (Case R 1081/2021-2);
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Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to pay the costs.
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)	OJ C 45, 6.2.2023.