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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 October 2022 –  
Aldi Einkauf v EUIPO – Cantina sociale Tollo (ALDIANO)

(Case T‑429/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0429_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark ALDIANO – Earlier EU word marks and earlier international word registration ALDI – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 64(2))  (see paragraphs 16-22, 34, 38, 39) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 May 2021 (Case R 1074/2020‑4); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Aldi Einkauf SE & Co. OHG; |

| 3. | Orders Cantina sociale Tollo SCA to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0429_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 357, 6.9.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:357:TOC).

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