Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 8 June 2022 –Deutschtec v EUIPO – Group A (HOLUX)
(Case T‑738/20) (1)
( EU trade mark  – Opposition proceedings  – Application for the EU word mark HOLUX  – Earlier international registration in respect of the word mark HOLUX  – Relative grounds for refusal  – Likelihood of confusion  – Article 8 (1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
1.      Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based
(Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))
(see para. 15)
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 – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 19-21)
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 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 34, 37, 48, 49, 62)
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 HOLUX
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 35, 38, 57, 63-65, 72, 78-83)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Deutschtec GmbH to pay the costs.
1 OJ C 53, 15.2.2021.