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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 October 2023 –  
Quantic Dream v EUIPO – Quentia (Q)

(Case T‑458/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0458_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark Q – Earlier EU figurative mark Q – 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 – Distinctive character or reputation of the earlier mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 19, 20, 32, 63-66) |

| 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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 26, 36, 42, 50) |

| 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 marks Q  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 68, 70) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 June 2021 (Case R 2070/2020‑4); |

| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

| 3. | Orders EUIPO and Quentia GmbH to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Quantic Dream, including those which it incurred for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0458_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 382, 20.9.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:382:TOC).

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