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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 November 2016 —  
Speciality Drinks v EUIPO — William Grant (CLAN)

(Case T‑250/15)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark CLAN — Earlier EU word mark CLAN MACGREGOR — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the goods covered by the signs at issue — Relevant public — Interdependence of the criteria — Power to alter — Article 65(3) of Regulation No 207/2009)

| 1. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision—Limits  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 64(1), and 65(2) and (3))  (see paras 17, 74) |

| 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—Word mark CLAN and word mark CLAN MACGREGOR  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 25, 31, 66, 67) |

| 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—Similarity of the marks concerned—Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 32, 46) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 March 2015 (Case R 220/2014-1), relating to opposition proceedings between William Grant & Sons Ltd and Speciality Drinks Ltd.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Speciality Drinks Ltd to pay the costs. |

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