Source: EURLEX
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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 November 2021 –  
Selmikeit & Giczella v EUIPO – Boehmert & Boehmert (HALLOWIENER)

(Case T‑500/20)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark HALLOWIENER – No genuine use – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Brief statement of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Pleas in law not set out in the application – General reference to other documents – Inadmissibility  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see para. 13) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Definition – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 58(1)(a))  (see paras 19-23, 33, 35, 36, 41) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Word mark HALLOWIENER  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 58(1)(a))  (see paras 38, 42-47) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 May 2020 (Case R 1893/2019-1), relating to revocation proceedings between Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB – Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte and Selmikeit & Giczella.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Selmikeit & Giczella GmbH to pay the costs. |

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