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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 2 June 2021 –  
adp Gauselmann v EUIPO – Gameloft (GAMELAND)

(Case T‑17/20)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark GAMELAND – Earlier EU word mark Gameloft – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Restriction of the services covered in the trade mark application)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Limitation of the list of products and services after the decision of the Board of Appeal – Consequences  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 2017/1001, Art. 49(1))  (see paras 22, 23) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment – Company name or trade name  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2))  (see para. 32) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 37) |

| 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 – Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 40) |

| 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Attention level of the public  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 42, 43) |

| 6. | 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 – Figurative mark GAMELAND and word mark Gameloft  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 44, 45, 60) |

| 7. | 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 – Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 46, 47, 50, 51) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 November 2019 (Case R 2502/2018-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Gameloft and adp Gauselmann.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders adp Gauselmann GmbH to pay the costs. |

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