Bekat v EUIPO - Borbet (ARBET) (Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-79/18 (30 January 2019)

Bekat v EUIPO - Borbet (ARBET) (Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-79/18 (30 January 2019)

The Board of Appeal correctly found that the relevant public for the goods in question has at least a medium level of attention, the goods are identical, and the signs share a sequence of letters in the same order, resulting in visual and phonetic similarity. The distinctiveness of the earlier mark is at least...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ T-79/18
Parties
Applicant: Arif Oliver Bekat; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: Borbet GmbH
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EUIPO Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; applicant ordered to pay costs.
Legal Topics
Trademark Opposition, Likelihood of Confusion, Comparison of Signs, Distinctiveness of Marks
Intellectual Property Trademark Opposition Likelihood of Confusion Comparison of Signs Distinctiveness of Marks

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Parties

Arif Oliver Bekat

Applicant

Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)

Respondent

Borbet GmbH

Intervener

Procedural Posture

EUIPO Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether there is a likelihood of confusion between the applied-for mark ARBET and the earlier mark BORBET under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Ratio Decidendi

The Board of Appeal correctly found that the relevant public for the goods in question has at least a medium level of attention, the goods are identical, and the signs share a sequence of letters in the same order, resulting in visual and phonetic similarity. The distinctiveness of the earlier mark is at least medium. Therefore, there is a likelihood of confusion within the meaning of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; applicant ordered to pay costs.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Mr. Arif Oliver Bekat is ordered to pay the costs.