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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 12 June 2024 –  
Marcinkowska-Dec v EUIPO – Ismailova (DESSI)

(Case T‑472/23)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark DESSI – Earlier EU word mark DESHI – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 15-17, 35, 48) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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 – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 21, 22, 24, 25, 39) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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 – Determination of the dominant element or elements  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 26-28) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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 DESSI and word mark DESHI  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 34, 41, 45, 46, 50, 51) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Ms Małgorzata Marcinkowska-Dec to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Aza Ismailova; |

| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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