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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 1 September 2021 – Residencial Palladium v EUIPO – Palladium Gestión (PALLADIUM HOTEL GARDEN BEACH)

(Case T‑566/20)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark PALLADIUM HOTEL GARDEN BEACH – Earlier national trade name GRAND HOTEL PALLADIUM – Relative ground for refusal – Use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance – 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))

| 1. | 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 – Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4) and 53(1)(c))  (see para. 22) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Local scope of sign – Means of proof  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4) and 53(1)(c))  (see paras 23-25) |

| 3. | 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 – Concept  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4), 15(1), 42(2), 51(1)(a) and 53(1)(c))  (see paras 34, 35) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Figurative mark PALLADIUM HOTEL GARDEN BEACH and trade name GRAND HOTEL PALLADIUM  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4) and 53(1)(c))  (see paras 43, 56, 57) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal – Re-examination of the facts in the light of evidence not previously submitted before EUIPO bodies – Precluded  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72 and 95)  (see para. 47) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 June 2020 (Case R 1542/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Residencial Palladium and Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, SL.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Authorises Palladium Gestión, SL to replace Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, SL as intervener; |

| 2. | Dismisses the action; |

| 3. | Orders Residencial Palladium, SL to pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Palladium Gestión. |

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