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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 22 September 2017 — Nara Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret v EUIPO — NBC Fourth Realty (NaraMaxx)

(Case T‑586/15)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark NaraMaxx — Earlier national word mark MAXX — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No similarity between the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

| 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 14-16, 48) |

| 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—Degree of attention of the relevant public  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 17) |

| 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—Figurative mark NaraMaxx and word mark MAXX  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 18, 29-31, 39, 43, 46, 47, 51) |

| 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 21, 22) |

| 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—Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark—Similarity of the marks concerned—Assessment of the distinctiveness of an element composing a trade mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 24) |

| 6. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Legality of the decision of a Board of Appeal—Account taken, for the purposes of applying EU law, of national legislation, case-law or academic writing—Lawfulness  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65)  (see para. 28) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 July 2015 (Case R 1073/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between NBC Fourth Realty and Nara Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Nara Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi to pay the costs. |

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