Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 April 2024 –  
Coinbase v EUIPO – Coinbase Global (coinbase)

(Case T‑126/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0126_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark coinbase – International registration of the earlier word mark COINBASE – International registration of the earlier figurative mark coinbase exchange – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the goods and 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 identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 17-20, 31-33) |

| 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 – Word mark coinbase – Word mark COINBASE and figurative mark coinbase exchange  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 36, 47, 59, 70, 71, 77) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 63, 64, 67, 75, 78) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Coinbase, Inc., to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0126_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 171, 25.4.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:171:TOC).

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