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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 18 November 2020 –  
LG Electronics v EUIPO – Staszewski (K7)

(Case T‑21/20)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark K7 – Earlier EU word mark k7 – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the goods – 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 19, 20, 22, 58) |

| 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Attention level of the public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 29-31, 33, 35, 36) |

| 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 K7 and k7  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 38, 42, 55, 61, 63, 64) |

| 4. | 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 40) |

| 5. | 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 – Similarity between the goods or services concerned  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 46) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Assessment of the registrability of a sign – EU rules only taken into account – Earlier registration of the mark in certain Member States or third countries – Decisions not binding EU bodies  (see para. 62) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 October 2019 (Case R 401/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Staszewski and LG Electronics.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders LG Electronics to pay the costs. |

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