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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 February 2018 — International Gaming Projects v EUIPO — Zitro IP (TRIPLE TURBO)

(Case T‑210/17)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark TRIPLE TURBO — Earlier EU figurative mark TURBO — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now 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—Similarity of the marks concerned—Criteria for assessment—Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 22, 24, 26, 37, 50, 71-73) |

| 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—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. 23) |

| 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 of the marks concerned—Criteria for assessment—Composite mark—Determination of dominant components  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 25) |

| 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—Elements of a trade mark having a descriptive character  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 27) |

| 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—Figurative mark TRIPLE TURBO and figurative mark TURBO  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 52-54, 58-60, 64, 65, 67, 74, 76) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 February 2017 (Case R 119/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Zitro IP and International Gaming Projects.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 February 2017 (Case R 119/2016-4); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by International Gaming Projects Ltd; |

| 3. | Orders Zitro IP Sàrl to bear its own costs. |

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