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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 November 2024 –  
Golden Support v EUIPO – Sky International (Skyliner)

(Case T‑78/24)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Skyliner – Earlier EU figurative mark SKY – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))  (see paragraph 12) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 18, 19, 56, 64) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Level of attention of the public  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraph 20) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraph 27) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 29-31, 36, 44, 65) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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 Skyliner and figurative mark SKY  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 60-62, 66, 67) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Golden Support s. r. o. and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to each bear their own costs. |

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