Keywords
Operative part

Keywords

Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade — Conditions — Assessment having regard to the criteria laid down by the national law governing the sign relied on (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4)) (see paras 47, 48)

2. Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade — Conditions — Use of the sign in the course of trade — Local range of the sign — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4)) (see paras 51-54)

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the appeals;

2. Orders Peek & Cloppenburg KG, established in Düsseldorf (Germany), to pay the costs.