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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 21 December 2022 –  
Simba Toys v EUIPO – Master Gift Import (BIMBA TOYS)

(Case T‑129/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0129_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark BIMBA TOYS – Earlier international word and figurative marks Simba – Earlier trade name Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Comparison of the goods – Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Proximity of the economic sectors)

| 1. | 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 between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 25, 34, 35, 38, 43) |

| 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 – Figurative mark BIMBA TOYS and word and figurative marks SIMBA  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 39-42, 45-47, 50, 56, 63, 68, 69) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an unregistered trade mark or other sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Assessment by reference to the criteria determined by the national law governing the sign relied on – Verification of the content of national law – Scope  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(4); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 7(2)(d))  (see paragraphs 72, 80, 81) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0129_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 171, 25.4.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:171:TOC).

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