62018TJ0696_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 28 May 2020 –Consejo Regulador ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ v EUIPO – Airesano Foods (AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel)
(Case T‑696/18)
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel – Earlier EU figurative mark JAMON DE TERUEL CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Brief 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. 22)
2.
EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Scope – Relative grounds for refusal, excluding absolute grounds raised in observations of third parties
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 7(1)(j), 8, 46(1), 47(5) and 59)
(see paras 29, 30)
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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 35, 36)
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 – Degree of attention of the relevant public
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see para. 37)
5.
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 – Figurative marks AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel and JAMON DE TERUEL CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 38, 45, 49, 54, 63-67)
6.
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 of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 39, 40, 53, 58)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 September 2018 (Case R 88/2018-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ and Airesano Foods.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Airesano Foods, SL;
3.
Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.