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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 June 2021 –  
Acciona v EUIPO – Agencia Negociadora PB (REACCIONA)

(Case T‑362/20)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark REACCIONA – Genuine use of the mark – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Existence of domestic legal proceedings – No proper reason for non-use)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Examination of the application – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use or proper reasons for non-use – Burden of proof  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15, 42(2), 51(1), 57(2))  (see paras 30, 31) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Concept of ‘proper reasons’ for non-use – Independent and uniform interpretation – Obstacles bearing a direct relation to the trade mark rendering its use unreasonable or impossible and independent of the volition of the trade mark proprietor  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1) and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 37-40, 46-48) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Word mark REACCIONA  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a))  (see paras 44, 50, 56, 59, 66, 67, 70, 71, 74) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of  
2 April 2020 (Case R 652/2019-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Agencia Negociadora PB and Acciona.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Acciona SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Agencia Negociadora PB SL. |

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