62023TJ0324_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 16 October 2024 –J. García Carrión v EUIPO – Calipso (LimoLife)
(Case T‑324/23)
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark LimoLife – Earlier EU and national word marks SIMON LIFE – Relative ground for refusal – 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 14, 54)
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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Refusal to register where there is a relative ground for refusal, even if limited to part of the Union
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraph 15)
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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraph 21)
4.
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 – Word marks LimoLife and SIMON LIFE
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 39, 40, 45, 46, 51, 52, 57)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders each party to bear its own costs.