Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 December 2023 –  
Feed v EUIPO – The Feed.com (THE FEED)

(Case T‑27/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0027_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark THE FEED – Genuine use of the mark – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | 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 – Requirement of solid and objective evidence  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 10(3) and (4))  (see paragraphs 23-27, 29, 79, 80) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Word mark THE FEED  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 39, 69, 73, 75, 81-89) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Grounds for revocation – Lack of genuine use of the mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Use during a five year period – Consideration of evidence concerning use outside of that period – Conditions  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 42, 43) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Probative value of the evidence – Solemn declarations  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 97(1)(f))  (see paragraph 60) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Feed SA to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0027_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 94, 13.3.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:094:TOC).

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