Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 June 2023 –  
Medex v EUIPO – Stein (medex)

(Case T‑419/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0419_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark medex – Genuine use of the mark – Article 18 and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Classification of the goods for which genuine use has been shown)

| 1. | 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  (Art. 296 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), first sentence)  (see paragraph 16) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Decisions of EUIPO – Observance of the rights of the defence – Scope of the principle  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), second sentence)  (see paragraph 18) |

| 3. | 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 58(1)(a) and 97(1)(f); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and (4) and 19(1))  (see paragraphs 26-29, 50) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark –Classification of a product – Principle of classification in one class according to its function or purpose – Exception – Multipurpose composite object – Classification of the product in a number of classes because of its various functions or intended purposes – Whether permissible  (see paragraph 37) |

| 5. | Approximation of laws – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83 – Classification of a product as a medicinal product by function – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/83, Art. 1(2), second para.)  (see paragraph 38) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Figurative mark medex  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 39-41, 51, 61, 66, 69, 70) |

| 7. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Broad category of goods or services which may be subdivided into independent subcategories – Effect – Proof of use for each autonomous subcategory  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 58(2))  (see paragraph 49) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0419_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 326, 29.8.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:326:TOC).

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