Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 November 2024 –  
Interapothek v EUIPO – Q4 Media (miababy)

(Case T‑1169/23)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark miababy – Earlier EU figurative mark ia BABY interapothek – Relative grounds for refusal – No 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 15, 16, 45, 48, 60) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative marks miababy and ia BABY interapothek  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 18, 33, 41, 44, 51, 54, 61-63) |

| 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 – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 20, 21, 28-30) |

| 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 – Weak distinctive character of the earlier mark – Effect  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 46, 47, 59) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Interapothek, SA, the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Q4 Media SRL each to bear their own costs. |

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