Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 4 October 2023 –  
Sastela v EUIPO – Zenergo (Tante Mitzi Caffè CAFFÈ – STRUDEL – BARETTO)

(Case T‑510/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0510_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark Tante Mitzi Caffè CAFFÈ – STRUDEL – BARETTO – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Facts relied on or evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)

| 1. | 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) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraph 22) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Continuous period of five years – End date – Determination of the relevant date  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraph 30) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 31, 32, 35) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Sastela, proizvodnja peciva in tort, d.o.o. to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Zenergo, svetovanje in druge storitve, d.o.o.; |

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0510_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 380, 3.10.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:380:TOC).

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