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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 1 September 2021 –  
Bimbo Donuts Iberia v EUIPO – Hijos de Antonio Juan (DONAS DULCESOL)

(Case T‑697/20)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark DONAS DULCESOL – Earlier national word mark DONAS – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Lack of proof of genuine use of earlier mark – Classification of the goods in respect of which genuine use has been shown – Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Need to determine that question, once raised by the applicant before the decision on the opposition  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2))  (see paras 18, 19, 58) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark – Requirements of clarity and precision – Determination, by the competent authorities and the economic operators, of the extent of the protection conferred by the trade mark – Limits  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2))  (see paras 28, 29, 35, 48) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Lodging of application for EU trade mark – Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark – Use of the general indications in the headings of the classes of the Nice classification – Scope  (see para. 36) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 September 2020 (Case R 514/2020-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Bimbo Donuts Iberia and Hijos de Antonio Juan.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Bimbo Donuts Iberia, SA to pay the costs. |

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