Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 30 March 2022 –  
Hesse v EUIPO – Wedl & Hofmann (Testa Rossa)

(Case T‑451/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0451_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark Testa Rossa – Earlier EU figurative mark TESTA ROSSA – Relative ground for refusal – 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 – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 19, 39, 54) |

| 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 – 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. 20) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word mark Testa Rossa and figurative mark TESTA ROSSA  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 21, 22, 38, 45-47, 53, 56, 57) |

| 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 23) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Kurt Hesse to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0451_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 368, 13.9.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:368:TOC).

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