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Document 62021TJ0718
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 October 2022.
Katarzyna Kaczorowska v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark MAESELLE – Earlier EU figurative mark MARCELLE – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.
Case T-718/21.
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 October 2022.
Katarzyna Kaczorowska v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark MAESELLE – Earlier EU figurative mark MARCELLE – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.
Case T-718/21.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2022:647
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 October 2022 –
Kaczorowska v EUIPO – Groupe Marcelle (MAESELLE)
(Case T‑718/21) ( 1 )
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark MAESELLE – Earlier EU figurative mark MARCELLE – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraphs 18, 19, 75) |
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Refusal to register where there is a relative ground for refusal, even if limited to part of the Union (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraph 20) |
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Attention level of the public – Cosmetic, beauty or personal care and personal hygiene products (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraphs 21, 22, 27) |
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word mark MAESELLE and figurative mark MARCELLE (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraphs 30, 43, 54, 60, 74, 85) |
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraph 31) |
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity of the marks concerned – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of which a trade mark is composed (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraphs 34, 35, 38, 49-51, 59, 66-69) |
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Coexistence of earlier marks on the market – Effect (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraph 82) |
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Ms Katarzyna Kaczorowska to pay the costs. |
( 1 ) OJ C 2, 3.1.2022.