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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 March 2024 –Kantstraße Paris Bar v EUIPO – Superstudio21 (Bar Paris)
(Case T‑117/23) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark Bar Paris – Earlier EU figurative mark Paris Bar – 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 – 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 26, 32, 33, 45, 46, 56, 64, 100)
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 – Figurative marks Bar Paris and Paris Bar
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 50, 60, 67, 73, 78, 90, 103, 104)
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 – Enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 79, 85-87, 91, 97, 100, 102)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Kantstraße Paris Bar GmbH to pay the costs.
(
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)	OJ C 134, 17.4.2023.