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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 12 December 2017 — Hochmann Marketing v EUIPO — BitTorrent (bittorrent)

(Case T‑771/15)

(EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark bittorrent — Article 76(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 95(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — No account taken of evidence submitted before the Cancellation Division — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Jurisdiction of the General Court—Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal—Re-examination of the facts in the light of evidence not previously submitted before EUIPO bodies—Not included  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65)  (see para. 19) |

| 2. | EU trade mark—Surrender, revocation and invalidity—Examination of the application—Proof of use of the earlier mark—Genuine use—Examination by EUIPO of its own motion—None  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15, 42(2), 51(1), 57(2) and 76(1); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 40(5))  (see paras 28-31, 55-57) |

| 3. | EU trade mark—Procedural provisions—Revocation proceedings—Facts and evidence not submitted within the prescribed time-limit—Account taken—Discretion of the Board of Appeal  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 51(1)(a), 57 and 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 40(5))  (see paras 35-40, 46, 62) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 August 2015 (Case R 2275/2013–5) concerning revocation proceedings between BitTorrent and Bittorrent Marketing,

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Hochmann Marketing GmbH, formerly Bittorrent Marketing GmbH, to pay the costs. |

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