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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 September 2023 –  
Kaufdas.online v EUIPO – Kaufland (KAUFDAS ONLINE)

(Case T‑488/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0488_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark KAUFDAS ONLINE – Earlier EU word mark KAUFLAND and earlier figurative mark Kaufland – 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 15, 16, 44, 91, 94) |

| 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 25-27) |

| 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 – Figurative mark KAUFDAS ONLINE and word and figurative mark Kaufland  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 30-33, 55, 65, 69, 70, 73, 74, 85, 95) |

| 4. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see paragraph 38) |

| 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 – Composite mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 45) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Kaufdas.online sp. z o.o. and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own respective costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0488_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 359, 19.9.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:359:TOC).

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