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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 30 January 2019 –  
Bekat v EUIPO — Borbet (ARBET)

(Case T‑79/18)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for figurative EU mark ARBET — Prior national word mark BORBET — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — 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 15, 16) |

| 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 ARBET and word mark BORBET  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 23, 34, 40-44) |

| 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 — Identical number of letters composing two word marks — Presence of several letters in the same order  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 28, 29) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 December 2017 (Case R 1117/2017-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Borbet and Mr Bekat.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Arif Oliver Bekat to pay the costs. |

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