Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 28 May 2020 –  
Korporaciya “Masternet” v EUIPO – Stayer Ibérica (STAYER)

(Case T‑681/18)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark STAYER – Genuine use of the trade mark – Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Categorisation of the goods in connection with which genuine use has been proved)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1) and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 17-19) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Figurative mark STAYER  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1) and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 28, 34, 39, 41-43) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Filing application for EU trade mark – Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark – Use of the general indications in the class headings of the Nice classification – Scope  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, rule 2(4))  (see para. 40) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 September 2018 (Case R 1940/2017-5) relating to revocation proceedings between Korporaciya “Masternet” and Stayer Ibérica.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

[Top](#document1)