Court of Justice, Tenth Chamber

10 March 2022, Case C‑183/21
(Maxxus Group GmbH & Co. KG v Globus Holding GmbH & Co. KG)

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Trade marks – Directive (EU) 2015/2436 – Article 19 – Genuine use of a trade mark – Burden of proof – Application to revoke for non-use – National procedural rule obliging the applicant to carry out market research concerning use of the mark Article 19 of Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks must be interpreted as precluding a procedural rule of a Member State which, in proceedings concerning an application for revocation of a trade mark for non-use, requires the applicant to carry out market research concerning the possible use of that mark by its proprietor and to make in that regard, to the extent possible, substantiated submissions in support of its application.

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