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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 March 2021 –  
Alvargonzález Ramos v EUIPO – Ursus-3 Capital, A. V. (URSUS Kapital)

(Case T‑114/20)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark URSUS Kapital – Genuine use of the mark – Partial revocation – Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use – Assessment of the evidence – Classification of the services)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Analogous requirements with regard to grounds in support of a plea – General reference to documents annexed to the application – Inadmissibility  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para. and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see para. 15) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Definition – Criteria for assessment – Requirement of solid and objective evidence – Classification of the services – Principal service and ancillary service – Definition  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paras 26-32, 36) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Lodging of application for EU trade mark – Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark – Use of the general indications in the headings of the classes of the Nice classification – Scope  (Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 2(4))  (see paras 37, 66-67) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Figurative mark URSUS Kapital  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 18(1) and 58(1)(a))  (see paras 42-62) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 December 2019 (Case R 711/2019-5), relating to revocation proceedings between Ursus-3 Capital, A.V. and Mr Alvargonzález Ramos.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Pablo Erik Alvargonzález Ramos to pay the costs. |

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