Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 April 2024 –Yadex International v EUIPO – Armada Gida (doyum)
(Case T‑209/23) (1)
( EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark doyum – Earlier national word mark Doyum – Relative ground for refusal – No similarity between the goods – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 )
1.      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 16-18)
2.      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 goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 24, 27, 29, 31 and 33)
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 doyum and word mark Doyum
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 20, 22, 32, 40-42)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Yadex International GmbH and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to each bear their own costs.
1 OJ C 216, 19.6.2023.