An EU trade mark court hearing an action referred to in Article 124 other than an action for a declaration of non-infringement shall, unless there are special grounds for continuing the hearing, of its own motion after hearing the parties or at the request of one of the parties and after hearing the other parties, stay the proceedings where the validity of the EU trade mark is already in issue before another EU trade mark court on account of a counterclaim or where an application for revocation or for a declaration of invalidity has already been filed at the Office.
Bacfaidh cúirt um thrádmharcanna de chuid AE atá ag éisteacht caingne dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 124 nach caingean le haghaidh dearbhú neamhbhailíochta í, ach amháin má tá forais speisialta ann le leanúint ar aghaidh leis an éisteacht, dá stuaim féin tar éis na páirtithe a éisteacht nó arna iarraidh sin ag ceann de na páirtithe agus tar éis na páirtithe eile a éisteacht, bacfaidh sí na himeachtaí i gcás ina bhfuil bailíocht an trádmhairc de chuid AE i gceist cheana féin os comhair cúirt um thrádmharcanna de chuid AE eile i ngeall ar fhrithéileamh nó i gcás ina bhfuil iarratas ar chúlghairm nó ar dhearbhú neamhbhailíochta comhdaithe cheana féin san Oifig.