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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 15 January 2025 –  
Kokito I Punt v EUIPO –  
Fédération française de football (Representation of a rooster)

(Case T‑104/24)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for a figurative EU trade mark representing a rooster – Earlier figurative EU trade mark FFF – 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 19, 62) |

| 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, 27, 37, 53, 56) |

| 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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Determination of the dominant element or elements  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 30) |

| 4. | 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 representing a rooster and FFF  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 66-68, 70) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – EUIPO’s previous decision-making practice – Principle of legality  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paragraph 69) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Kokito I Punt, SL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Fédération française de football; |

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

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