62020TJ0363_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 1 June 2022 –Krasnyj Octyabr v EUIPO – Pokój (KRÓWKA MLECZNA Milk FUDGE)
(Case T‑363/20) (
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(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark KRÓWKA MLECZNA Milk FUDGE – Earlier international figurative mark KOPOBKA KOROVKA – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Right to be heard – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
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EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Decisions of EUIPO – Observance of the rights of the defence – Scope of the principle
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), second sentence)
(see paras 23, 24)
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))
(see paras 28-30, 105)
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier 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
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))
(see paras 32, 33, 38)
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark KRÓWKA MLECZNA Milk FUDGE – International figurative mark KOPOBKA KOROVKA
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))
(see paras 37-39, 41, 54, 55, 71-73, 83, 91, 104, 110-117)
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Determination of the dominant element or elements
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))
(see paras 46-48)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders PAO Moscow Confectionery Factory ‘Krasnyj Octyabr’ to pay the costs.
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