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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 8 May 2024 –  
Sta Grupa v EUIPO – Axis (VAPIX)

(Case T‑207/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0207_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark VAPIX – Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Assessment of the evidence)

| 1. | 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 – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 10(3))  (see paragraphs 18-23, 28) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Burden of proof  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraph 24) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Word mark VAPIX  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 34, 40, 44, 51, 67, 71, 78-80) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Probative value of the evidence – Solemn declarations  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 97(1)(f))  (see paragraph 41) |

| 5. | 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 – Territorial extent of the use  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 46, 47) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Partial use – Effect – Concept of ‘some of the goods or services’ covered by the registration  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraph 59) |

| 7. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Meaning – Determination of a minimal quantitative use threshold – Not included  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 72, 73) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Sta Grupa AS, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay the costs incurred by Axis AB; |

| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0207_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 216, 19.6.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:216:TOC).

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