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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 6 October 2017 — Falegnameria Universo dei F.lli Priarollo v EUIPO — Zanini Porte (silente PORTE & PORTE)

(Case T‑386/16)

(EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark silente PORTE & PORTE — Genuine use — Place of use — Nature of use — Use by third parties — Declaration of revocation — Right of defence — Articles 75 and 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Jurisdiction of the General Court—Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it—Not included  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65)  (see para 24) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Appeal against a decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO—Examination by the Board of Appeal—Scope  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 64(1) and 76(2))  (see paras 28, 29) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Genuine use—Meaning—Criteria for assessment—Territorial extent of the use  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), 51 and 57(2) and (3)  (see paras 43-46) |

| 4. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Causes of revocation—Absence of genuine use of a trade mark—Figurative mark silente PORTE & PORTE  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a))  (see paras 52, 53, 81, 82, 110) |

| 5. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Causes of revocation—Absence of genuine use of a trade mark—Use of the mark in a form differing by elements not altering the distinctive character of the mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a) and 51(1)(a))  (see para 67) |

| 6. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Use by a third party with the consent of the trade mark proprietor—Burden of proof  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 15(2))  (see para 69) |

| 7. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Use by a third party with the consent of the trade mark proprietor—Express or implied consent  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 15(1) and (2)  (see para 70) |

| 8. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Genuine use—Meaning—Criteria for assessment—Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a) and 51(1)(a))  (see para 100) |

| 9. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Probative value of the evidence—Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 57(2) and (3)  (see para 101) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2016 (Case R 240/2015-1) concerning revocation proceedings between Zanini Porte and Falegnameria Universo dei F.lli Priarollo.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Falegnameria Universo dei F.lli Priarollo to pay the costs. |

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