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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 6 October 2017 – NRJ Group v EUIPO – Sky International (SKY ENERGY)

(Case T-184/16)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark SKY ENERGY — Earlier EU word mark NRJ — 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 No207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 36, 58, 81, 93) |

| 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 between the goods or services in question–Complementary nature of the goods or services  (Council Regulation No207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 38) |

| 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–High distinctiveness of the earlier mark–Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 60) |

| 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  (Council Regulation No207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 82) |

| 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–Word marks SKY ENERGY and NRJ  (Council Regulation No207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 95) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 February 2016 (Case R 3137/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between NRJ Group and Sky International.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders NRJ Group to pay the costs. |

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