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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 March 2022 –  
Mood Media Netherlands v EUIPO – Tailoradio (MOOD MEDIA)

(Case T‑615/20) (
[1](#t-ECR_62020TJ0615_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark MOOD MEDIA – 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) – Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) – Proof of genuine use)

| 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 – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see para. 15) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Company name or trade name  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Recital 10, Arts 15(1), 51(1)(a) and 78(1)(f); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3) and (4))  (see paras 22, 23, 63-65, 75, 76) |

| 3. | 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 – Subject matter and scope of Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a) and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 40, 41) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Domain name  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1)(a) and 51(1)(a))  (see para. 89) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))  (see para. 100) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 July 2020 (Case R 1767/2019-1); |

| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

| 3. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mood Media Netherlands BV; |

| 4. | Orders Tailoradio Srl to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62020TJ0615_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 390, 16.11.2020.](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2020:390:TOC)

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