Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 10 July 2014 —
Peek & Cloppenburg v OHIM
(Joined Cases C‑325/13 P and C‑326/13 P) 1(1)
Appeals — Community trade mark — Word mark Peek & Cloppenburg — Opposition by another proprietor of the business name ‘Peek & Cloppenburg’ — Refusal of registration
1.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade — Conditions — Assessment having regard to the criteria laid down by the national law governing the sign relied on (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4)) (see paras 47, 48)
2.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade — Conditions — Use of the sign in the course of trade — Local range of the sign — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4)) (see paras 51-54)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the appeals;
2.
Orders Peek & Cloppenburg KG, established in Düsseldorf (Germany), to pay the costs.
1 – OJ C 245, 24.8.2013.