Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 June 2022 –  
Apple v EUIPO – Swatch (THINK DIFFERENT)

(Case T‑26/21 to T‑28/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0026_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – Earlier EU word marks THINK DIFFERENT – No genuine use of the marks – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Obligation to state reasons – Right to be heard – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see para. 28) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Decisions of EUIPO – Observance of the rights of the defence – Scope of the principle  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1))  (see para. 41) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions – Scope  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1))  (see para. 50) |

| 4. | Action for annulment – Pleas in law – Lack of or inadequate statement of reasons – Separate plea in law from that concerning substantive legality  (Art. 296 TFEU)  (see para. 51) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Meaning – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15, 42(2) and (3) and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 60-66, 77, 88) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Word marks THINK DIFFERENT  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15 and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 72, 73, 91-94) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Joins Cases T‑26/21 to T‑28/21 for the purposes of the judgment; |

| 2. | Dismisses the actions; |

| 3. | Orders Apple Inc. to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0026_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 88, 15.3.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:088:TOC).

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