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Document 62015TJ0431
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 July 2016.
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark FRUIT — Genuine use of a mark — Article 15 and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — External use of the mark.
Case T-431/15.
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 July 2016.
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark FRUIT — Genuine use of a mark — Article 15 and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — External use of the mark.
Case T-431/15.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 July 2016 —
Fruit of the Loom v EUIPO — Takko (FRUIT)
(Case T‑431/15)
‛EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark FRUIT — Genuine use of a mark — Article 15 and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — External use of the mark’
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EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rules 22(2), and 40(5)) (see paras 20-23, 25-28, 48-50, 52, 58-63, 78) |
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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, Rules 22(2), and 40(5)) (see para. 24) |
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EU trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — Absence of genuine use of a trade mark — Word mark FRUIT (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)) (see paras 51, 57, 64, 73-77, 79-86) |
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 May 2015 (Case R 1641/2014-2) relating to revocation proceedings between Takko Holding and Fruit of the Loom.
Operative part
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 May 2015 (Case R 1641/2014-2); |
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Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those of Fruit of the Loom, Inc. |