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Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 21 December 2021 –  
Magic Box Int. Toys v EUIPO – KMA Concepts (SUPERZINGS)

(Case T‑549/20)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark SUPERZINGS – Earlier international figurative mark ZiNG – 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 – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier 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 19-21, 58) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 26, 27, 30, 32, 46) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word mark SUPERZINGS and figurative mark ZiNG  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 28, 29, 35, 36, 55, 59, 62) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 June 2020 (Case R 2511/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between KMA Concepts and Magic Box Int. Toys.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Magic Box Int. Toys SLU to bear its owns costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by KMA Concepts Ltd. |

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