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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 23 October 2017 – Galletas Gullón v EUIPO – O2 Holdings (Shape of a packet of biscuits)

(Case T-404/16)

(EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a packet of biscuits — Declaration of revocation — Extent of use — No alteration of distinctive character)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings–Application initiating proceedings–Formal requirements–Identification of the subject-matter of the dispute–Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based–General reference to documents annexed to the application–Inadmissibility  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d); Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(2)  (see paras 15, 16) |

| 2. | EU trade mark–Surrender, revocation and invalidity–Causes of revocation–Absence of genuine use of a trade mark–Use of the mark in a form differing by elements not altering the distinctive character of the mark–Subject-matter and scope of Article 15(1), second subpara., (a), of Regulation No 207/2009–Examination of alteration of distinctive character  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 15(1), second para., (a), and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 26, 27) |

| 3. | EU trade mark–Surrender, revocation and invalidity–Causes of revocation–Absence of genuine use of a trade mark–Use of the mark in a form differing by elements not altering the distinctive character of the mark–Three-dimensional mark constituted by the shape of a packet of biscuits  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a) and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 29-34) |

| 4. | EU trade mark–Surrender, revocation and invalidity–Causes of revocation–Absence of genuine use of a trade mark–Proof of use of the earlier mark–Genuine use–Meaning–Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a))  (see paras 38-44, 51, 55, 60, 62, 63) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 May 2016 (Case R 1613/2015-4), relating to revocation proceedings between O2 Holdings Ltd and Galletas Gullón.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 May 2016 (Case R 1613/2015-4), relating to revocation proceedings between O2 Holdings Ltd and Galletas Gullón; |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO and O2 Holdings Ltd to pay the costs. |

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