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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 2 March 2022 –  
Apologistics v EUIPO – Kerckhoff (apo-discounter.de)

(Case T‑140/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0140_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark apo-discounter.de – Partial revocation – Genuine use of the trade mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Burden of proof  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1))  (see para. 16) |

| 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 – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1))  (see paras 17-20) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Partial use – Effect – Concept of ‘part of the goods and services’ covered by registration  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1))  (see paras 21-24) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade 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))  (see para. 27) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Figurative mark apo-discounter.de  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1))  (see paras 38, 44, 59) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Apologistics GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0140_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 182, 10.5.2021.](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:182:TOC)

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