62019TJ0202_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 27 February 2020 –Knaus Tabbert v EUIPO — Carado (CaraTour)
(Case T‑202/19)
(European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for European Union word mark CaraTour — Earlier European Union word mark Carado — 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 paras 23, 24, 44, 81)
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 — Similarity between the goods or services in question — Criteria for assessment — Complementary nature of the goods or services
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 35, 40)
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
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 48, 49, 53, 60, 67, 68)
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 marks CaraTour and Carado
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 82, 83)
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 — 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 para. 84)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 January 2019 (Case R 506/2018-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Carado and Knaus Tabbert.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
dismisses the application;
2.
orders Knaus Tabbert GmbH to bear the costs.