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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 1 June 2022 –  
Worldwide Machinery v EUIPO – Scaip (SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING)

(Case T‑316/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0316_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING – Genuine use of the mark – 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 15-17, 19, 25, 35, 46, 60) |

| 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 – Territorial extent of the use  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 18, 70-77) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Use during a five year period – Consideration of evidence concerning use outside of that period – Conditions  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraph 34) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Figurative mark SUPERIOR MANUFACTURING  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 39, 44, 52, 65, 66, 78) |

| 5. | 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)(a))  (see paragraphs 55, 56, 61) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Worldwide Machinery Ltd to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0316_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 289, 19.7.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:289:TOC).

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