Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 22 June 2022 –  
Tequila Revolución v EUIPO – Horizons Group (London) (Revolution Vodka)

(Case T‑628/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0628_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark Revolution Vodka – Earlier EU word mark TEQUILA REVOLUCIÓN – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Absence of genuine use – Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | 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(2) and (3))  (see para. 14) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Interpretation taking account of the rationale of Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Recital 24 and Art. 47(2) and (3))  (see para. 19) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2) and (3))  (see paras 20-22) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Application of the criteria to the case in question  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2) and (3))  (see para. 23) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Determination of a minimal quantitative use threshold – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2))  (see para. 24) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Use of the mark as a trade mark – Word mark TEQUILA REVOLUCIÓN  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2))  (see paras 62-74) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Tequila Revolución S.A.P.I. De C.V. to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0628_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 490, 6.12.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:490:TOC).

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