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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 27 September 2018 –  
Sevenfriday v EUIPO — Seven (SEVENFRIDAY)

(Case T‑449/17)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark SEVENFRIDAY — Earlier EU word mark SEVEN — International registration designating the European Union — Earlier figurative mark 7SEVEN — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 20-22, 67, 84) |

| 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—Similarity of the marks concerned—Criteria for assessment—Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 24, 25, 28, 29) |

| 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—Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark—Word mark SEVENFRIDAY—Word mark SEVEN and figurative mark 7SEVEN  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 30, 65, 66, 80, 85, 86) |

| 4. | EU trade mark—Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark—Signs of which a trade mark may consist—Letters and numbers—Condition—Distinctive character  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 4 and 7(1)(b))  (see para. 75) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 May 2017 (Case R 2292/2016-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Seven and Sevenfriday.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Sevenfriday AG to pay the costs. |

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