62023TJ0312_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 June 2024 –Naturgy Energy Group v EUIPO – Global Power Service (gps global power service)
(Case T‑312/23) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark GPS GLOBAL POWER SERVICE – Earlier national figurative marks GPG GLOBAL POWER GENERATION – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) 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 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 20, 21, 68)
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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 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, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 25, 26, 28, 29)
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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark GPS GLOBAL POWER SERVICE – Figurative marks GPG GLOBAL POWER GENERATION
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 42, 43, 52, 61, 69, 70)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Naturgy Energy Group, SA and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own costs.
(
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)	OJ C 261, 24.7.2023.