Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 14 February 2019 –Giove Gas v EUIPO — Primagaz (KALON AL CENTRO DELLA FAMIGLIA)
(Case T‑34/18)
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark KALON AL CENTRO DELLA FAMIGLIA — Earlier EU word mark CALOON — Relative ground for refusal — 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 earlier identical or similar mark registered for 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 paras 21, 23, 32, 48, 52)
2.      EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Earlier trade mark constituted by an EU trade mark — Refusal to register on a ground relating to refusal even limited to part of the Union
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see para. 22)
3.      EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Similarity between the goods or services in question — Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paras 28-30)
4.      EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Similarity of the marks concerned — Visual similarity between a figurative mark and a word mark
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see para. 36)
5.      EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Figurative mark KALON AL CENTRO DELLA FAMIGLIA and word mark CALOON
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see para. 53)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 November 2017 (Case R 1271/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Compagnie des gaz de pétrole Primagaz and Giove Gas.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Giove Gas Srl to pay the costs.