Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 3 October 2017 — BMB v EUIPO — Ferrero (Container for sweets)

(Case T‑695/15)

(Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a container for sweets — Earlier international three-dimensional mark — Shape of a standard container which can be filled with sweets — Likelihood of confusion — Application of national law — Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Article 62 and Article 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)

| 1. | Community designs—Ground for invalidity—Use of a distinctive sign in a subsequent design—Comparison between the design at issue and the distinctive sign—Likelihood of confusion  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 25(1)(e))  (see paras 30, 60, 61) |

| 2. | Community designs—Ground for invalidity—Use of a distinctive sign in a subsequent design—Comparison between the design at issue and the distinctive sign—Relevant public  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 25(1)(e))  (see para. 37) |

| 3. | Community designs—Ground for invalidity—Use of a distinctive sign in a subsequent design—Comparison between the design at issue and the distinctive sign  Comparison between the design at issue and the distinctive sign (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 25(1)(e))  (see para. 56) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 September 2015 (Case R 1150/2012-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Ferrero and BMB.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders BMB sp. z o.o. to pay the costs. |

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