62024TJ0293_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 12 March 2025 –Gürok v EUIPO – Lavalle Martínez (LavalleGlass)
(Case T‑293/24)
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark LavalleGlass – Earlier EU figurative mark LAV – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – No likelihood of confusion)
1.
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of 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 paragraphs 15, 66)
2.
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Level of attention of the public
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 16, 17)
3.
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 25, 26, 37, 38)
4.
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word mark LavalleGlass and figurative mark LAV
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 70-77)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Gürok Turizm ve Madencilik AŞ and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs.