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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 6 September 2023 –  
Consultora de Telecomunicaciones Optiva Media v EUIPO – Optiva Canada (OPTIVA MEDIA)

(Case T‑601/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0601_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark OPTIVA MEDIA – Genuine use of the mark – Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Assessment of the evidence)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Condition of admissibility – Pleas directed only against decisions of the Boards of Appeal  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 58(1)(a) and 72(1))  (see paragraph 16) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Application for revocation – Admissibility – Not subject to good faith on the part of the applicant for revocation  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 63(1)(a))  (see paragraph 20) |

| 3. | 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 for solid and objective evidence  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), first subpara., and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and 19(1))  (see paragraphs 21, 23-27, 49) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Burden of proof  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), first subpara., and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and 19(1))  (see paragraphs 28, 47, 50) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Use during the relevant period – Consideration of evidence concerning use outside of that period – Conditions  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1), first subpara., and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Arts 10(3) and 19(1))  (see paragraph 46) |

| 6. | 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(3))  (see paragraph 56) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Consultora de Telecomunicaciones Optiva Media, SL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Optiva Canada Inc.; |

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0601_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 441, 21.11.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:441:TOC).

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