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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 1 February 2018 — Aldi Einkauf v EUIPO — Schwamm & Cie. (Le Coq de France)

(Case T‑457/16)

(European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the European Union word mark Le Coq de France — Earlier national figurative mark le coq — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the goods and services — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Limitation of the list of products and services after the decision of the Board of Appeal—Consequences  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 43(1))  (see paras 20-22) |

| 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—Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 30, 31, 59, 99) |

| 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—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. 33) |

| 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—Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark—Word mark Le Coq de France and figurative mark le coq  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 34, 56, 60-65, 70, 76, 100-110) |

| 5. | 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—Complementary nature of the goods or services  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 35, 36) |

| 6. | 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—Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 50-53, 69) |

| 7. | 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—Visual similarity between a figurative mark and a word mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 54) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 June 2016 (Case R 1786/2015-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Schwamm & Cie. and Aldi Einkauf.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG to pay the costs. |

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