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|  | C/2025/2536 | 12.5.2025 |

Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2025 – Xilin Gol League Xiyang Mutton Industry v EUIPO – Baidu Europe (baidu)

(Case T-140/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202502536EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark baidu - Genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Lack of use in connection with the goods and services in respect of which the mark is registered)

(C/2025/2536)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Xilin Gol League Xiyang Mutton Industry Co. Ltd (Xilinhot, China) (represented by: I. Valdelomar Serrano, J. Rodríguez-Fuensalida y Carnicero, P. Ramells Higueras, A. Figuerola Moure, P. Muñoz Moreno and N. Polci, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Baidu Europe BV (Swalmen, Netherlands)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in essence, the partial annulment and the alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 January 2024 (Joined Cases R 373/2023-5 and R 391/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls points 1, 2 and 4 of the operative part of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 January 2024 (Joined Cases R 373/2023-5 and R 391/2023-5); |

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| 2. | Annuls paragraph 3 of Decision C 48 910 of the Cancellation Division of 15 December 2022; |

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| 3. | Dismisses Baidu Europe BV’s appeal (Case R 373/2023-5) in so far as it concerned ‘computer software used for searching, collecting, indexing and organising information within individual work stations, PCs or computer networks; computer software for use in creating indexes of information, indexes of websites or indexes of other information sources’ in Class 9; |

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| 4. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2536/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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