Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 March 2022 –  
PrenzMarien v EUIPO – Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) (STONES)

(Case T‑766/20) (
[1](#t-ECR_62020TJ0766_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark STONES – Declaration of revocation in part – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Genuine use in the European Union – Article 19(1) and Article 10(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Meaning – Criteria for assessment – Territorial extent of the use – Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and Euratom – Effect  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paras 21, 24, 25) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Word mark STONES  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and 19(1))  (see paras 28, 63-68) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade 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 paras 36-45) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Simultaneous use of several signs  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see para. 47) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders PrenzMarien GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62020TJ0766_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 62, 22.2.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:062:TOC).

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