Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 November 2024 –  
Dyadema v EUIPO – Pegador (PEGADOR)

(Case T-1124/23)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark PEGADOR – Earlier EU word mark PECCATORE – Relative grounds for refusal – No 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 16, 17, 53, 61, 63, 64) |

| 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 paragraph 19) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 25, 33, 34, 45, 52) |

| 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 PEGADOR and PECCATORE  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 37, 40, 48, 54, 57, 62, 66) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Legality – EUIPO’s previous decision-making practice  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paragraph 38) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Dyadema Srl to bear its own costs and those incurred by Pegador GmbH; |

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

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