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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 September 2022 –  
Völkl v EUIPO – Marker Dalbello Völkl (International) (Marker Völkl)

(Case T‑156/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0156_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark Marker Völkl – Earlier EU word mark VÖLKL – Relative ground for invalidity – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the goods – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark – Lodging of application for EU trade mark – Identification of the goods or services concerned by the trade mark – Requirements of clarity and precision – Determination, by the competent authorities and the economic operators, of the extent of the protection conferred by the trade mark  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 26(1)(c); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 2(2))  (see paragraphs 16, 17) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 8(1)(b), and 52(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 25, 26) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier 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 40/94, Arts 8(1)(b), and 52(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 27-29, 40) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Decisions of the Office – Legality – Previous decision-making practice of the Office  (Council Regulation No 40/94)  (see paragraph 33) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks Völkl and VÖLKL  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 8(1)(b), and 52(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 42, 52, 59, 61) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services  (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 8(1)(b), and 52(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 45, 54, 57) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Völkl GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0156_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 182, 10.5.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:182:TOC).

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