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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 5 June 2024 –  
Enterprise Holdings v EUIPO – Qommute (COMMUTE WITH ENTERPRISE)

(Case T‑499/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0499_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark COMMUTE WITH ENTERPRISE – Earlier EU word mark Qommute – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – 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 identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 18-20) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Level of attention of the public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 22, 23, 63) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 30, 38, 39, 47) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks COMMUTE WITH ENTERPRISE and Qommute  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 42, 56, 65, 66) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Principle of equal treatment – Principle of sound administration – EUIPO’s previous decision-making practice – Principle of legality – Need for a stringent and full examination in each individual case  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paragraph 70) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Enterprise Holdings, Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Qommute; |

| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0499_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 338, 25.9.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:338:TOC).

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