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Document 62012TJ0155

Schulze v OHMI - GKL (Klassiklotterie)

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 23 October 2013 — Schulze v OHIM — GKL (Klassiklotterie)

(Case T-155/12)

‛Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Klassiklotterie — Earlier national word mark NKL-Klassiklotterie — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009’

1. 

Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community 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 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 15, 49)

2. 

Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community 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 marks Klassiklotterie and NKL-Klassiklotterie (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 17-19, 50, 51)

3. 

Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community 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 — Similarity of the marks concerned — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 21, 22)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2012 (Case R 600/2011-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between NKL Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie and Mr Hans Gerd Schulze.

Operative part

The Court:

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Mr Hans Gerd Schulze to pay the costs.
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