62022TJ0487_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 12 July 2023 –Multiópticas v EUIPO – Nike Innovate (Representation of two black geometrical shapes)
(Case T‑487/22) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark representing two black geometrical shapes – Earlier EU and national figurative marks mó – Relative ground for refusal – No damage to reputation – Non‑similarity of the signs – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
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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 enjoying a reputation – Extension of protection of earlier mark with a reputation to dissimilar goods or services – Conditions
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(5))
(see paragraphs 15, 62)
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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 enjoying a reputation – Extension of protection of earlier mark with a reputation to dissimilar goods or services – Conditions – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b) and (5))
(see paragraphs 16, 24, 40, 50, 53, 56)
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 enjoying a reputation – Extension of protection of earlier mark with a reputation to dissimilar goods or services – Figurative mark representing two black geometrical shapes – Figurative marks mó
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(5))
(see paragraphs 48, 54, 55, 57, 61, 63)
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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 enjoying a reputation – Extension of protection of earlier mark with a reputation to dissimilar goods or services – Conditions – Link between the marks – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(5))
(see paragraphs 58, 59)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Multiópticas S. Coop. and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own costs.
(
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)	OJ C 368, 26.9.2022.