Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 8 June 2022 –  
Deutschtec v EUIPO – Group A (HOLUX)

(Case T‑738/20) (
[1](#t-ECR_62020TJ0738_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(
EU trade mark
 – 
Opposition proceedings
 – 
Application for the EU word mark HOLUX
 – 
Earlier international registration in respect of the word mark HOLUX
 – 
Relative grounds for refusal
 – 
Likelihood of confusion
 – 
Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001
)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see para. 15) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 19-21) |

| 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 – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 34, 37, 48, 49, 62) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks HOLUX  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 35, 38, 57, 63-65, 72, 78-83) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Deutschtec GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62020TJ0738_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 53, 15.2.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:053:TOC).

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