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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 26 July 2023 –  
Guma Holdings v EUIPO – XTB (XTRADE)

(Case T‑67/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0067_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Figurative mark XTRADE – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Use of the sign in trade – Temporal criterion – Proof of the acquisition and continued existence of the earlier right  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4)(a) and 53(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 20, 53, 63, 64) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion – Facts and evidence not submitted in due time – Account taken – Discretion of EUIPO  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 95(2); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 27(4))  (see paragraphs 21, 22, 25, 33) |

| 3. | 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 – Recourse by the Board of Appeal to implicit reasoning – Whether permissible – Conditions  (Art. 296 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), first sentence)  (see paragraphs 37-39) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Interpretation in the light of EU law  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4)(a) and 53(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 51, 52) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Use of the sign in trade – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4)(a) and 53(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 54, 55) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Guma Holdings Ltd to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0067_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 138, 28.3.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:138:TOC).

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