Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 14 December 2022 –  
Eurol v EUIPO – Pernsteiner (eurol LUBRICANTS)

(Case T‑636/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0636_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Figurative mark eurol LUBRICANTS – Earlier national word mark EUROLLUBRICANTS – Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark – Articles 15 and 57 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Articles 18 and 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Use with the trade mark proprietor’s consent – No alteration of distinctive character – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))

| 1. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Pleas in law not set out in the application – Reference to elements in an annex – Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))  (see paragraph 19) |

| 2. | 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 – Annulment or variation for reasons appearing after judgment was delivered – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72(2) and 95)  (see paragraph 23) |

| 3. | 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 – Precluded  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72 and 95)  (see paragraph 24) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Examination of the application – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(2) and 57(2))  (see paragraphs 30-32, 83-88, 99) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Examination of the application – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Use by a third party with the consent of the trade mark proprietor  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 15(2))  (see paragraphs 40, 48) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Examination of the application – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Use of the mark in a form differing in elements which do not alter the distinctive character of the mark – Subject matter and scope of Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 15(1), second subpara., point (a))  (see paragraphs 59-64) |

| 7. | EU trade mark – Decisions of the Office – Legality – Examination by the EU judicature – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paragraph 76) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Eurol BV to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0636_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 471, 22.11.2021.](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:471:TOC)

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