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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 October 2018 –  
FCA US v EUIPO — Busbridge (VIPER)

(Case T‑109/17)

(EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark VIPER — Earlier national word mark VIPER — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Goods for which the earlier mark has been used — Extent of use of the earlier mark — Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 64(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Genuine use—Meaning—Interpretation taking account of the rationale of Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Recital 10 and Art. 57(2) and (3))  (see para. 20) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Genuine use—Meaning—Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 57(2) and (3))  (see paras 21-23) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Genuine use—Application of the criteria to the case in question  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 57(2) and (3))  (see para. 24) |

| 4. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Genuine use—Meaning—Criteria for assessment—Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 57(2) and (3))  (see para. 25) |

| 5. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Partial use—Effect  Concept of (part of the goods or services) covered by the registration (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 57(2) and (3))  (see para. 38) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2016 (Case R 554/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between R.D. Busbridge and FCA US.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders FCA US LLC to pay the costs. |

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