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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 18 July 2017 —  
Savant Systems v EUIPO — Savant Group (SAVANT)

(Case T‑110/16)

(EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark SAVANT — Genuine use of the mark — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Duty to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

| 1. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Condition of admissibility — Grounds of appeal directed only against decisions of the Boards of Appeal  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(1))  (see para. 14) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — Absence of genuine use of a trade mark — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a))  (see paras 24-26, 31, 32, 34, 42-44) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Procedural provisions — Statement of reasons for decisions — Article 75, first sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 — Scope identical to that of Article 296 TFEU  (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, first sentence)  (see paras 71, 73) |

Re:

ACTION against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 January 2016 (Case R 33/2015-4), relating to revocation proceedings between Savant Systems and Savant Group.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Savant Systems LLC to pay the costs. |

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