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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 November 2023 –  
TUI Holding v EUIPO – inCruises International (INCRUISES)

(Case T‑780/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0780_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark INCRUISES – Earlier EU figurative mark INTERCRUISES SHORESIDE & PORT SERVICES – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 10(3) and (4))  (see paragraphs 19-24) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Use during a five year period – Consideration of evidence concerning use outside of that period  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2) and (3))  (see paragraph 52) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 September 2022 (Case R 1081/2021-2); |

| 2. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0780_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 45, 6.2.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:045:TOC).

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