Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 November 2024 –  
IServ v EUIPO – Jordanova and Others (IServ)

(Case T‑15/24) (
[1](#t-ECR_62024TJ0015_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark IServ – Earlier national word mark Info Serv – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Legal authenticity of translations – Article 26 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/626)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Need to determine that question, once raised by the applicant before the decision on the opposition – No need to examine genuine use where a likelihood of confusion is ruled out  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2))  (see paragraphs 26, 27, 81) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 32, 42, 78, 79) |

| 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 – 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 34, 35) |

| 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 – Figurative mark IServ and word mark Info Serv  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 40, 50, 63, 64, 68, 74, 80) |

| 5. | 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 paragraph 57) |

| 6. | 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 – Weak distinctive character of the earlier mark – Effect  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 72) |

| 7. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Appeals before the Boards of Appeal – Competence of the Boards of Appeal – Remittal to the department which was responsible for the decision appealed  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 71(1))  (see paragraphs 83-85) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62024TJ0015_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) OJ C 1557, 26.2.2024.

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