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Document 62020TJ0065

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 14 July 2021.
Kneissl Holding GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark KNEISSL – Partial revocation – No genuine use of the mark – Extent of use – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Rule 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 10(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) – Abuse of rights.
Case T-65/20.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:462

 Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 14 July 2021 –
Kneissl Holding v EUIPO – LS 9 (KNEISSL)

(Case T‑65/20)

(EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU word mark KNEISSL – Partial revocation – No genuine use of the mark – Extent of use – Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Rule 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 10(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) – Abuse of rights)

1. 

EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Proof of use – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment

(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a))

(see paras 26-34, 48, 49)

2. 

EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Causes of revocation – Absence of genuine use of a trade mark – Word mark KNEISSL

(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a))

(see paras 43-45, 52-54, 61, 62, 65-67)

3. 

EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Application for revocation – Admissibility – Conditions – Interest in bringing proceedings

(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 56(1)(a))

(see para. 76)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2019 (Case R 2265/2018-2), relating to revocation proceedings between LS 9 and Kneissl Holding.

Operative part

The Court:

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Kneissl Holding GmbH to pay the costs.
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