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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 June 2017 —  
Martín Osete v EUIPO — Rey (AN IDEAL WIFE and Others)

(Joined Cases T‑427/16 to T‑429/16)

(EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word marks AN IDEAL WIFE, AN IDEAL LOVER and AN IDEAL HUSBAND — No genuine use of the marks — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No proper reason for non-use)

| 1. | 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(1) and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3))  (see paras 16-22, 30-31, 35, 39, 43, 44) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — Absence of genuine use of a trade mark — Word marks AN IDEAL WIFE, AN IDEAL LOVER and AN IDEAL HUSBAND  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 36, 41, 45, 53) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — Absence of genuine use of a trade mark — Concept of ‘proper reasons’ for non-use — Independent and uniform interpretation — Obstacles bearing a direct relation to the trade mark rendering its use unreasonable or impossible and independent of the volition of the trade mark proprietor  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a))  (see paras 50, 52) |

Re:

ACTIONS brought against the decisions of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 April 2016 (Cases R 1528/2015-2, R 1527/2015-2 and R 1526/2015‑2), concerning revocation proceedings between Ms Rey and Ms Martín Osete.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the actions; |

| 2. | Orders Ms Isabel Martín Osete to pay the costs. |

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