Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 May 2016 —

mobile.international v EUIPO — Rezon (mobile.de)

(Joined Cases T‑322/14 and T‑325/14)

‛EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word and figurative trade marks mobile.de — Earlier national figurative mark mobile — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 15(1), Article 57(2) and Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 40(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95’

| 1. | EU trade mark — Procedural provisions — Examination of the facts of the Office’s own motion — Facts and evidence not submitted in time — Account taken — Discretion of the Office (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22) (see paras 25-30) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Use of the mark in a form differing by elements not altering the distinctive character of the mark — Subject-matter and scope of Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a), and 57(2)) (see paras 53-55) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Use of the mark in a form differing by elements not altering the distinctive character of the mark — Figurative mark mobile (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a), and 57(2)) (see paras 61, 74) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a), and 57(2)) (see paras 63, 64) |

| 5. | EU trade mark — Decisions of the Office — Legality — EUIPO’s previous decision-making practice — Principle of non-discrimination — No effect (Council Regulation No 207/2009) (see para. 73) |

Re:

Two actions brought against the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 January (Case R 922/2013-1) and 13 February 2014 (Case R 951/2013-1) relating to two cancellation proceedings between mobile.international GmbH and Rezon OOD.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the actions; |

| 2. | Orders mobile.international GmbH to pay the costs. |

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