62023TJ0472_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 12 June 2024 –Marcinkowska-Dec v EUIPO – Ismailova (DESSI)
(Case T‑472/23)
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark DESSI – Earlier EU word mark DESHI – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
1.
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
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 15-17, 35, 48)
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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 21, 22, 24, 25, 39)
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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Determination of the dominant element or elements
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 26-28)
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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark DESSI and word mark DESHI
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 34, 41, 45, 46, 50, 51)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Ms Małgorzata Marcinkowska-Dec to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Aza Ismailova;
3.
Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.