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Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 21 December 2022 –  
Suicha v EUIPO – Michael Kors (Switzerland) International (MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI)

(Case T‑264/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TO0264_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI – Earlier EU figurative mark MK MICHAEL KORS – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 17, 18, 66) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Determination of the dominant element or elements  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 22, 23, 27-30, 42, 48, 56, 57) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative marks MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI and MK MICHAEL KORS  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 43, 62, 63, 68, 69) |

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

| 2. | Ms Lin Suicha shall bear her own costs and pay those incurred by Michael Kors (Switzerland) International GmbH. |

| 3. | The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TO0264_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 244, 27.6.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:244:TOC).

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