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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.

    Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section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)

    1. 

    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)

    2. 

    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)

    3. 

    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)

    4. 

    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)

    5. 

    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)

    6. 

    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)

    7. 

    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:

    1. 

    Dismisses the action;

    2. 

    Orders Ms Katarzyna Kaczorowska to pay the costs.


    ( 1 ) OJ C 2, 3.1.2022.

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