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Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 15 November 2018 –  
Haufe-Lexware v EUIPO — Le Shi Holdings (Beijing) (Leshare)

(Case T‑546/17)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Leshare — Earlier international word mark LEXWARE — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the signs)

| 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 15, 16, 68) |

| 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 paras 21, 28) |

| 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 — TWord marks Leshare and LEXWARE  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 31, 48-50, 52-56, 58-62, 64, 70-73) |

| 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 of the marks concerned — Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 43-45) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 June 2017 (Case R 1691/2016-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Haufe-Lexware and Le Shi Holdings (Beijing).

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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