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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 30 November 2022 –  
Hasco TM v EUIPO – Esi (NATURCAPS)

(Case T‑12/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0012_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark NATURCAPS – Earlier national word mark NATURKAPS – No genuine use of the earlier trade mark – Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Classification of pharmaceutical products and food supplements)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Examination of the application – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark – Requirements of clarity and precision – Determination, by the competent authorities and the economic operators, of the extent of the protection conferred by the trade mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 64(2))  (see paragraphs 22, 23) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Lodging of application for EU trade mark – Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark – Use of the general indications in the headings of the classes of the Nice classification – National and EU legislative acts – Irrelevant  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 2(2))  (see paragraph 35) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Hasco TM sp. z o.o. sp.k. to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0012_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 109, 7.3.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:109:TOC).

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