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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 14 June 2018 –  
Lion’s Head Global Partners v EUIPO — Lion Capital (Lion’s Head)

(Case T‑294/17)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark Lion’s Head — Earlier EU word mark LION CAPITAL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now 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 earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services—Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark—Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 15) |

| 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—Similarity of the marks concerned—Assessment of the distinctiveness of an element composing a trade mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 16, 17) |

| 3. | 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—Word marks Lion’s Head and LION CAPITAL  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 23-25, 33, 37, 38) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 February 2017 (Case R 1478/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Lion Capital and Lion’s Head Global Partners.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Lion’s Head Global Partners LLP to pay the costs. |

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