ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark ‘only givenchy’ – Earlier Community and national word marks ONLY – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 Judges: Truchot P Citations: T-586/10, [2011] EUECJ T-586/10 Links: Bailii … Continue reading Aktieselskabet Af 21. November 2001 v OHMI – Parfums Givenchy (Only Givenchy): ECFI 8 Dec 2011

ECFI Intellectual Property – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark PUKKA – Opposition by the proprietor of Community and national figurative marks featuring the word element pukas – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Partial refusal to register. Judges: Pelikanova P Citations: T-483/10, [2011] EUECJ T-483/10 Links: … Continue reading Pukka Luggage v OHMI- Azpiroz Arruti (Pukka): ECFI 23 Nov 2011

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark MONSTER ROCK – Earlier national mark MONSTERS OF ROCK – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the goods – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Judges: Pelikanova P Citations: T-216/10, [2011] … Continue reading Monster Cable Products v OHMI- Live Nation (Music): ECFI 23 Nov 2011

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark ‘GSS GALILEO SISTEMAS Y SERVICIOS’ – Earlier Community word marks ‘GALILEO’ – Earlier Community figurative mark ‘powered by Galileo’ – Earlier Community figurative marks ‘GALILEO INTERNATIONAL’ – Relative ground for refusal – Lack of likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation … Continue reading Galileo International Technology v OHMI – Galileo Sistemas Y Servicios (Gss Galileo Sistemas Y Servicios): ECFI 6 Oct 2011

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark LINEAS AEREAS DEL MEDITERRANEO LAM – Earlier Community word and figurative marks LAN – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation … Continue reading Lan Airlines v OHMI – Air Nostrum (Lineas Aereas Del Mediterraneo Lam): ECFI 8 Feb 2011

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for a Community figurative mark W E – Earlier Community word mark WE – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-718/14, [2015] EUECJ T-718/14, ECLI:EU:T:2015:916 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 … Continue reading Hong Kong Group v OHMI – We Brand (W E): ECFI 30 Nov 2015

ECJ Appeals – Community trade mark – Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 8(1)(b) – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Figurative mark – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark – Appeal clearly inadmissible and clearly unfounded Judges: U. Lohmus, A P Citations: C-42/12, [2012] EUECJ C-42/12 Links: Bailii … Continue reading Hrbek v OHIM – Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd: ECJ 29 Nov 2012

ECJ (Judgment) Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark BIOCERT – Earlier national word mark BIOCEF – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Judges: G. Berardis, President, O. Czucz (Rapporteur) and A. Popescu, Judges, Citations: T-605/11, [2014] EUECJ T-605/11, … Continue reading Novartis v OHMI – Dr Organic (Biocert): ECFI 10 Dec 2014

ECJ EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative trade mark Dino – Earlier EU figurative trade mark representing a dinosaur – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-21/15, [2016] EUECJ T-21/15, ECLI:EU:T:2016:241 Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 14 January 2022; Ref: scu.563090

ECJ (Judgment) Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark 1e1 – Earlier national word mark UNO E and earlier figurative mark unoe – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) T-61/15, [2016] EUECJ T-61/15, ECLI:EU:T:2016:115 Bailii England and Wales European, … Continue reading 1 and 1 Internet v OHMI – Unoe Bank (1E1): ECFI 1 Mar 2016

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark Alifoods – Earlier international and Community word marks ALDI – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No … Continue reading Aldi Einkauf v OHMI – Alifoods (Alifoods): ECFI 26 Nov 2014

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark masafi – Earlier national word mark masafi – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-249/14, [2015] EUECJ T-249/14, ECLI:EU:T:2015:881 Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 07 January 2022; Ref: scu.556046

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark JUICE masafi – Earlier national word mark masafi – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-248/14, [2015] EUECJ T-248/14, ECLI:EU:T:2015:880 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 European Intellectual Property Updated: 07 … Continue reading Masafi v OHMI – HD1 (Juice Masafi): ECFI 25 Nov 2015

Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark BIONECS – Earlier international word mark BIONECT – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-262/14, [2015] EUECJ T-262/14, ECLI:EU:T:2015:888 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8 European, Intellectual Property Updated: 07 January … Continue reading Bionecs v OHMI – Fidia Farmaceutici (Bionecs): ECFI 26 Nov 2015

Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark WISENT – Earlier national three-dimensional mark ZUBROWKA – Relative grounds for refusal – Similarity of the marks – Articles 53(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) and 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-449/13, [2015] EUECJ T-449/13, ECLI:EU:T:2015:839 Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 06 January 2022; Ref: … Continue reading Cedc International v OHMI – Fabryka Wodek Polmos Lancut (Wisent): ECFI 12 Nov 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark WISENT – Earlier national three-dimensional mark ZUBROWKA – Relative grounds for refusal – Similarity of the marks – Articles 53(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) and 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-450/13, [2015] EUECJ T-450/13 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 European, Intellectual Property Updated: … Continue reading CEDC International v OHMI – Fabryka Wodek Polmos Lancut (Wisent Vodka): ECFI 12 Nov 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark ATHEIST – Earlier national word mark athe – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-714/14, [2015] EUECJ T-714/14, ECLI:EU:T:2015:802 Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 05 January 2022; Ref: scu.553702

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark bambinoLUK – Earlier Community figurative mark BAMBINO – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-333/13, [2015] EUECJ T-333/13, ECLI:EU:T:2015:490 Bailii European, Intellectual Property Updated: 02 January 2022; Ref: scu.550325

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark M – Earlier Community word mark dm – Relative ground for refusal – No similarity between the signs – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-662/13, [2015] EUECJ T-662/13, ECLI:EU:T:2015:434 Bailii European, Intellectual … Continue reading DM-Drogerie Markt v OHMI – Disenos Mireia (M): ECFI 25 Jun 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the figurative Community mark Castello – Earlier national figurative mark ‘Castello’ – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No (EC) 207/2009 – Right to be heard – Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No … Continue reading Lidl Stiftung v OHMI – Horno Del Espinar (Castello): ECFI 5 May 2015

ECFI Judgment – Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark URB – Earlier national collective word mark URB and earlier national collective figurative mark URB – Absolute ground for refusal – No bad faith on the part of the proprietor of the Community trade mark – Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No … Continue reading URB Rulmenti Suceava v OHMI – Adiguzel (URB): ECFI 7 Nov 2014

ECFI Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark GRAZIA – Earlier national figurative mark GRAZIA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Lack of similarity between the goods – Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 – Reputation … Continue reading Arnoldo Mondadori Editore v OHMI – Grazia Equity (Grazia): ECFI 26 Sep 2014

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark GALILEO – Earlier Community word marks GALILEO – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – No similarity between the goods and services at issue G. Berardis P T-450/11, … Continue reading Galileo International Technology v OHMI – ESA And Commission (Galileo): ECFI 11 Sep 2014

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark ZYDUS – Earlier Community word mark ZIMBUS – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the goods – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No … Continue reading Cadila Healthcare v OHMI – Novartis (Zydus): ECFI 15 Mar 2012

ECJ Judgment – EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark HOT JOKER – Earlier national figurative mark Joker – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 – Article … Continue reading Novomatic v EUIPO – Granini France (Hot Joker): ECFI 19 Apr 2016

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark Wine in Black – Earlier Community word mark NOVAL BLACK – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of . .

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings -Application for Community word mark CLUB GOURMET – Earlier national figurative mark CLUB DEL GOURMET, EN . . El Corte Ingles – Relative ground for refusal – Lack of similarity between the goods and services – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Arguments and evidence adduced … Continue reading El Corte Ingles, Sa v Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market: ECFI 20 Mar 2013

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark BELLRAM – Earlier national word and figurative marks RAM and Ram – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Right to be heard – Articles 63(2), 75 and 76 of Regulation … Continue reading Lidl Stiftung and Co. Kg v Office For Harmonisation In The Internal Market (Trade Marks And Designs): ECFI 15 Jan 2013

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark DINKOOL – Earlier international figurative mark DIN – Earlier national business identifier DIN – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-85/14, [2015] EUECJ T-85/14, ECLI:EU:T:2015:82 Links: … Continue reading Infocit v OHMI – Din (Dinkool): ECFI 10 Feb 2015

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark bluepod MEDIA – Earlier Community figurative mark blue spot and earlier international and national word marks BlueSpot – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Judges: Kanninen P Citations: T-227/11, [2012] EUECJ T-227/11 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8(1)(b) European, … Continue reading Wall v OHMI – Bluepod Media Worldwide (Bluepod Media): ECFI 12 Jul 2012

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark MESILETTE – Earlier national and international word marks MEDINETTE – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Judges: Kanninen R Citations: T-342/10, [2012] EUECJ T-342/10 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 … Continue reading Hartmann v OHMI – Molnlycke Health Care (Mesilette): ECFI 13 Jun 2012

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark JUMPMAN – Earlier national word mark JUMP – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Judges: Azizi R Citations: T-233/10, [2012] EUECJ T-233/10 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8(1)(b) European, Intellectual … Continue reading Nike International v OHMI – Intermar Simanto Nahmias (Jumpman): ECFI 25 May 2012

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark Royal Jacket premia e lo Sport – Community and international word marks lo sports jacket – Earlier figurative mark unregistered panzeri lo sports jacket – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 8, paragraph 1 b) and paragraph 4 of Regulation (EC) No … Continue reading Panzeri v OHMI – Royal Trophy (Royal Veste E Premia Lo Sport): ECFI 8 May 2012

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark KARRA – national and Community figurative previous Kara – Name Conceria Kara Srl and trade name Kara – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 75, first sentence, of Regulation (EC) No. 207/2009 – Article 42, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Regulation (EC) … Continue reading Conceria Kara v OHMI – Dima (Karra): ECFI 3 May 2012

ECJ Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark PRANAYUR – Earlier Community word mark AYUR and earlier Community figurative marks Ayur, Ayur Naturals Herbals and Aanb – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-543/13, [2015] EUECJ T-543/13, ECLI:EU:T:2015:134 Links: … Continue reading Three-N-Products v OHMI – Munindra (Pranayur): ECFI 4 Mar 2015

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark BAM – Earlier national figurative mark BAM – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the goods – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-426/09, [2011] EUECJ T-426/09 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No … Continue reading Bayerische Asphaltmischwerke v OHMI – Koninklijke Bam Groep (Bam): ECFI 26 Oct 2011

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for registration of the Community word mark VICTORY RED – Earlier international and national word marks Victory – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-356/10, [2011] EUECJ T-356/10 Links: Bailii … Continue reading Nike International v OHMI- Deichmann (Victory Red): ECFI 28 Sep 2011

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark METRONIA – Earlier national figurative mark METRO – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-525/09, [2011] EUECJ T-525/09 Links: Bailii Statutes: Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8(1)(b) European, Intellectual Property Updated: 19 … Continue reading MIP Metro v OHMI – Metronia (Metronia): ECFI 8 Sep 2011

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark ZIECON – Earlier Community word mark CERCON – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8, paragraph 1 b) of Regulation (EC) No 207 / 2009 – Examination of the facts – Article 76 of Regulation No … Continue reading Jyoti Ceramic Industries v OHMI – Degudent (Ziecon): ECFI 1 Jul 2014

ECFI Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark TOFUKING – Earlier national word mark King – National Brands and Community word marks Curry King – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8, paragraph 1 b) Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Citations: T-99/10, [2011] EUECJ T-99/10 Links: Bailii … Continue reading Meica v OHMI – Tofutown.Com (Tofuking): ECFI 20 Sep 2011

ECJ (Judgment) EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark Natur-bal – Earlier EU word mark NATURVAL – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 T-503/15, [2016] EUECJ T-503/15 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8(1)(b) European, Intellectual Property Updated: 14 January 2022; … Continue reading Aranynektar v EUIPO – Naturval Apacola (Natur-Bal): ECFI 3 May 2016

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark INFINITY – Earlier Community word mark INFINI – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of T-30/15, [2016] EUECJ T-30/15, ECLI:EU:T:2016:87 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8(1)(b) European, Intellectual Property Updated: 10 January 2022; Ref: … Continue reading Infinite Cycle Works v OHMI – Chance Good Ent. (Infinity): ECFI 19 Feb 2016

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark HAPPY TIME – Earlier international word mark HAPPY HOURS – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 M.E. Martins Ribeiro, P T-352/14, [2015] EUECJ T-352/14 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8(1)(b) European, Intellectual Property Updated: 02 … Continue reading The Smiley Company v OHMI – The Swatch Group Management Services (Happy Time): ECFI 15 Jul 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark GELENKGOLD – Earlier Community figurative mark representing a tiger – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Alteration of the distinctive character of the earlier mark – Similarity of the signs phonetically – Article 8, paragraph 1 b) … Continue reading Cosmowell v OHMI – Haw Par (Gelenkgold): ECFI 7 May 2015

ECJ Judgment – Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark skype – Earlier Community word mark SKY – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 H. Kanninen, P T-423/12, [2015] EUECJ T-423/12 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8(1)(b) European, Intellectual Property … Continue reading Skype v OHMI – Sky And Sky Ip International (Skype): ECFI 5 May 2015

ECJ (Judgment) Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark SHADOW COMPLEX – Earlier Community word mark BusinessShadow – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 [2015] EUECJ T-717/13 Bailii Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 8(1)(b) European, Intellectual Property Updated: 30 December … Continue reading Chair Entertainment Group v OHMI – Libelle (Shadow Complex): ECJ 29 Apr 2015