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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 5 March 2025 –  
Vila Tobella v EUIPO –  
Raphael Europe (ROZALIYA jewelry for enlightenment)

(Case T‑118/24)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark ROZALIYA jewelry for enlightenment – Genuine use of the mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation 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 – Concept – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 15, 16, 18, 19) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Word mark ROZALIYA jewelry for enlightenment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 30, 33, 44, 45, 57, 60, 69, 73) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions – First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Scope identical to that of Article 296 TFEU – Recourse by the Board of Appeal to implicit reasoning – Whether permissible  (Art. 296 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1))  (see paragraphs 61, 62) |

| 4. | Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Plea alleging absence or inadequacy of the statement of reasons – Plea alleging incorrectness of the statement of reasons – Distinction  (Art. 296 TFEU)  (see paragraph 63) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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