62024TJ0078_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 November 2024 –Golden Support v EUIPO – Sky International (Skyliner)
(Case T‑78/24)
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Skyliner – Earlier EU figurative mark SKY – Relative ground for invalidity – 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))
1.
EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))
(see paragraph 12)
2.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 18, 19, 56, 64)
3.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))
(see paragraph 20)
4.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))
(see paragraph 27)
5.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 29-31, 36, 44, 65)
6.
EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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 Skyliner and figurative mark SKY
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 60-62, 66, 67)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Golden Support s. r. o. and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to each bear their own costs.