Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 4 May 2022 –  
Fidelity National Information Services v EUIPO – IFIS (FIS)

(Case T‑237/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0237_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark FIS – Earlier EU word mark IFIS – Relative ground for refusal – 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Attention level of the public  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 19) |

| 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 – Figurative mark FIS and word mark IFIS  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 21, 22, 25, 26, 37, 44, 45, 52, 59, 66, 68-70, 77, 78, 82) |

| 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 28-30, 54) |

| 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 between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 43) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of which a trade mark is composed  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 62, 64, 76) |

| 6. | 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 – Coexistence of earlier marks on the market – Effect  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 85, 87) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0237_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 252, 28.6.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:252:TOC).

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