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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 April 2016 —

Facchinello v EUIPO — Olimpia Splendid (Synthesis)

(Case T‑81/15)

‛EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark Synthesis — No genuine use of the mark — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Evidence presented for the first time before the General Court’

| 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 — Review of the legal classification given to the facts of the dispute (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65) (see para. 23) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — No 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 32-37) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 November 2014 (Case R 2169/2013-1), relating to revocation proceedings between Olimpia Splendid SpA and Ms Danila Facchinello.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. |  |

| 3. | Orders Ms Danila Facchinello to pay the costs. |

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