if, within a continuous period of five years, the trade mark has not been put to genuine use in the Union in connection with the goods or services in respect of which it is registered, and there are no proper reasons for non-use; however, no person may claim that the proprietor's rights in an EU trade mark should be revoked where, during the interval between expiry of the five-year period and filing of the application or counterclaim, genuine use of the trade mark has been started or resumed; the commencement or resumption of use within a period of three months preceding the filing of the application or counterclaim which began at the earliest on expiry of the continuous period of five years of non-use shall, however, be disregarded where preparations for the commencement or resumption occur only after the proprietor becomes aware that the application or counterclaim may be filed;
más rud é, laistigh de thréimhse leanúnach cúig bliana, nár cuireadh an trádmharc i bhfíorúsáid san Aontas i ndáil leis na hearraí nó seirbhísí ar cláraíodh ina leith é, agus nach bhfuil aon chúiseanna cearta ann don neamhúsáid; ní fhéadfaidh aon duine a éileamh, áfach, gur cheart cearta dílseánaigh i dtrádmharc de chuid AE a chúlghairm i gcás inar tosaíodh nó inar atosaíodh ar fhíorúsáid a bhaint as an trádmharc sa tréímhse idir an tréímhse cúig bliana a dhul in éag agus comhdú an iarratais nó an fhrithéilimh; déanfar neamhaird, áfach, de thosú nó atosú úsáide laistigh de thréimhse trí mhí roimh chomhdú an iarratais nó an fhrithéilimh a thosaigh ar a luaithe ar dhul in éag na tréimhse leanúnaí cúig bliana neamhúsáide, i gcás nach dtarlaíonn na hullmhúcháin don tosú nó don atosú ach amháin tar éis don dhílseánach teacht ar an eolas go bhféadfaí an t-iarratas nó an frithéileamh a chomhdú;