Financiere Batteur v EUIPO - Leno Beauty (by L.e.n.o beauty) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-779/21 (09 November 2022)

Financiere Batteur v EUIPO - Leno Beauty (by L.e.n.o beauty) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-779/21 (09 November 2022)

The Tribunal held that the Board of Appeal correctly found that, despite some phonetic similarity, the visual differences and lack of conceptual similarity between the marks, combined with the normal distinctiveness of the earlier mark, were sufficient to exclude any likelihood of confusion under Article 8(1)(b) of...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ T-779/21
Parties
Applicant: Financiere Batteur; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Other Party Before Board of Appeal: Leno Beauty Sas
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; applicant ordered to pay costs.
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Likelihood of Confusion, Opposition Proceedings, Distinctiveness of Marks
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trade Marks Likelihood of Confusion Opposition Proceedings Distinctiveness of Marks

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Parties

Financiere Batteur

Applicant

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

Respondent

Leno Beauty Sas

Other Party Before Board of Appeal

Procedural Posture

EU Trade Mark Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in finding no likelihood of confusion between the marks 'LAINO' and 'by L.e.n.o beauty' under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal held that the Board of Appeal correctly found that, despite some phonetic similarity, the visual differences and lack of conceptual similarity between the marks, combined with the normal distinctiveness of the earlier mark, were sufficient to exclude any likelihood of confusion under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, even for identical or similar goods/services.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; applicant ordered to pay costs.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Financiere Batteur is ordered to pay the costs.