Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 12 October 2022 –  
H/2 Credit Manager v EUIPO – Hcapital Partners SCR (H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS)

(Case T‑656/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0656_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS – Earlier EU figurative mark HCapital – Relative ground for refusal – Relevant public – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Similarity of the services – 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 – Word mark H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS and figurative mark HCapital  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 29-33, 68, 78, 86, 93, 95, 96) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 17-19, 44, 94) |

| 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Attention level of the public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 25-28) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 45, 55) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Elements of a trade mark having a descriptive character  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 57) |

| 6. | 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of which a trade mark is composed  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 60) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders H/2 Credit Manager LP to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0656_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 502, 13.12.2021.](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:502:TOC)

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