Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 September 2022 –  
KTM Fahrrad v EUIPO – KTM (R2R)

(Case T‑353/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0353_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark R2R – Declaration of revocation – Genuine use of the trade mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Proper reason for non-use)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Condition of admissibility – Grounds of appeal directed only against decisions of the Boards of Appeal  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(1))  (see paragraph 18) |

| 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, Arts 18(1) and 58(1))  (see paragraphs 28-31, 34, 35, 43) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Meaning – Determination of a minimal quantitative use threshold – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1))  (see paragraphs 32, 33) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Word mark R2R  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1))  (see paragraphs 45-48, 61) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Concept of ‘proper reasons’ for non-use – Independent and uniform interpretation – Obstacles bearing a direct relation to the trade mark rendering its use unreasonable or impossible and independent of the volition of the trade mark proprietor  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1))  (see paragraphs 57-59) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders KTM Fahrrad GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0353_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 320, 9.8.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:320:TOC).

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