Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2015:70
Date: 2015-02-04
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 4 February 2015 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Apro Tech (APRO) (Case T‑372/12) Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark APRO — Earlier national figurative mark B-PRO by Boomerang, earlier Community word mark PRO MOUNTAIN and applications for earlier Community figurative and word marks B-PRO by Boomerang and PRO OUTDOOR — No 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 16, 17, 42) 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 — Figurative mark APRO — Figurative marks B-PRO by Boomerang and word marks PRO MOUNTAIN and PRO OUTDOOR (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 27, 35, 37, 40, 41, 45-49) 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 — Similarity of the marks concerned — Criteria for assessment — Composite mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 28, 29) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 May 2012 (Case R 196/2011-2), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA and Apro Tech Co. Ltd. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders El Corte Inglés, SA, to pay the costs.