Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 15 March 2023 –  
Zelmotor v EUIPO – B&B Trends (zelmotor)

(Case T‑194/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0194_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

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

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1)(a) and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and 19(1))  (see paragraphs 17-21, 51) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Use during a five year period – Consideration of evidence concerning use outside of that period – Conditions  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraph 27) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Figurative mark zelmotor  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 33, 44, 45, 53, 59, 64, 65) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Probative value of the evidence – Criteria for assessment  (Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and 19(1))  (see paragraphs 36, 39) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Company name, commercial name or trade name  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1)(a) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 56, 57) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Zelmotor sp. z o.o. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by B&B Trends, SL; |

| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0194_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 222, 7.6.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:222:TOC).

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