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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 9 September 2019 –  
SLL Service v EUIPO — Elfa International (LUMIN8)

(Case T‑680/18)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark LUMIN8 — Earlier EU word mark LUMI — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — 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 — Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 16, 17, 67-69) |

| 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 LUMIN8 and word mark LUMI  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 19, 36, 51, 61, 73) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 22, 23, 30, 32, 35, 44, 59, 60) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 August 2018 (Case R 2752/2017-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Elfa International and SLL Service.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders SLL Service GmbH to pay the costs. |

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