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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 26 April 2023 –  
Kaminski v EUIPO – Polfarmex (SYRENA)

(Case T‑35/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0035_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark SYRENA – Application of the law ratione temporis – Partial inadmissibility of the action – Res judicata – Article 15(1) and Article 51(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Genuine use in the European Union – Obligation to state reasons – First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | Acts of the institutions – Temporal application – Procedural rules – Substantive rules – Rules of jurisdiction – Distinction  (see paragraph 23) |

| 2. | 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 – Essential procedural requirement  (Art. 296 TFEU; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41(2); European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), first sentence)  (see paragraphs 43, 45) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Definition – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1) and 51(1)(a) and (2))  (see paragraphs 48-51) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Word mark SYRENA  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1) and 51(1)(a) and (2))  (see paragraphs 57, 65, 67) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Concept of ‘proper reasons’ for non-use – Independent and uniform interpretation – Obstacles bearing a direct relation to the trade mark rendering its use unreasonable or impossible and independent of the volition of the trade mark proprietor  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1) and 51(1)(a) and (2))  (see paragraphs 61, 62, 67) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Arkadiusz Kaminski to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0035_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 119, 14.3.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:119:TOC).

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