Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2016:530
Date: 2016-09-22
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 22 September 2016 — Grupo de originación y análisis v EUIPO — Bankinter (BK PARTNERS) (Case T‑228/15) EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark BK PARTNERS — Earlier national word and figurative mark bk. — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 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 — Assessment of the likelihood of confusion — Criteria (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 16, 17, 43) 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 — Figurative mark BK PARTNERS — Word and figurative mark bk. (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 26, 30, 54, 55) 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 — Similarity of the marks concerned — Criteria for assessment — Composite mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 42, 44) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 March 2015 (Case R 1329/2014-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Bankinter and Grupo de originación y análisis. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Grupo de originación y análisis, SL to pay the costs.