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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 September 2022 –  
6Minutes Media v EUIPO – ad pepper media International (ad pepper the e-advertising network)

(Case T‑521/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0521_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark ad pepper the e-advertising network – Genuine use of the mark – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 22(2), and 40(5))  (see paragraphs 18, 19, 68-70, 77, 79-81) |

| 2. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary 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  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see paragraphs 24-26) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Use by a third party with the consent of the trade mark proprietor  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(2), and 51(1)(a))  (see paragraph 28) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Use of the mark in a form differing in elements which do not alter the distinctive character of the mark – Subject matter and scope of Article 15(1), second paragraph, (a), of Regulation No 207/2009 – Examination of alteration of distinctive character  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), second subpara., (a), and 51(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 34-36, 43) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Figurative mark ad pepper the e-advertising  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 59, 60, 84, 91, 103, 126) |

| 6. | 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 – Company name, commercial name or trade name  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 88, 89) |

| 7. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Simultaneous use of several signs  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a))  (see paragraph 90) |

| 8. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Probative value of the evidence – Solemn declarations  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 97(1)(f))  (see paragraphs 99, 100) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders 6Minutes Media GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0521_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 422, 18.10.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:422:TOC).

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