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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 October 2016 —

August Storck v EUIPO — Chiquita Brands (Fruitfuls)

(Case T‑367/14)

‛EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark Fruitfuls — Genuine use — Article 51(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009’

| 1. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it — Exclusion (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(2)) (see para. 13) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — No genuine use of a trade mark — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Partial use — Effect — Concept of ‘part of the products or services’ referred to by the registration (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a), and 51(2)) (see paras 27-29, 31, 32) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — No genuine use of a trade mark — Word mark Fruitfuls (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a), and (2)) (see paras 39, 45-50) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — No genuine use of a trade mark — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Definition — Criteria for assessment — Territorial extent of the use (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a)) (see paras 42-44) |

Re:

ACTION against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 March 2014 (Case R 1580/2013-5), relating to revocation proceedings between Chiquita Brands and August Storck.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 March 2014 (Case R 1580/2013-5) in so far as it confirmed the decision of the Cancellation Division declaring the revocation of the contested mark as regards ‘confectionery’ included in Class 30 of the Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of 15 June 1957, as revised and amended; |

| 2. | Dismisses the remainder of the action; |

| 3. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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