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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 7 June 2023 –  
DDR Kultur v EUIPO – Groupe Canal+ (THE PLANET)

(Case T‑47/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0047_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark THE PLANET – Earlier EU figurative mark PLANÈTE + – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal – Re-examination of the facts in the light of evidence not previously submitted before the adjudicating bodies of EUIPO – Not included  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72 and 95)  (see paragraphs 20-23) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Legality – Examination by the EU judicature – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paragraph 33) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Level of attention of the public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 34, 41) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 37, 65, 132, 145) |

| 5. | 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 goods or services concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 44, 52, 59) |

| 6. | 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 76, 100) |

| 7. | 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 THE PLANET and PLANÈTE +  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 41, 42, 56, 64, 84-93, 97, 104, 113-116, 122, 135, 143, 154-162) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 November 2021 (Case R 2385/2020-2); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by DDR Kultur UG (haftungsbeschränkt) in the proceedings before the Court; |

| 3. | Orders Groupe Canal+ to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0047_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 128, 21.3.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:128:TOC).

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