Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2014:1036
Date: 2014-12-09
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Austria

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 9 December 2014 — Leder & Schuh International v OHIM — Epple (VALDASAAR) (Case T‑519/13) Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark VALDASAAR — Earlier Community word mark Val d’Azur — 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 21-26, 48) 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 VALDASAAR and Val d’Azur (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 31, 37, 40, 41, 49, 50) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 July 2013 (Case R 719/2012-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Valerie Epple and Leder & Schuh International AG. Operative part 1. The action is dismissed. 2. Leder & Schuh International AG is ordered to pay the costs.