Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO - Schuju (Хозяйка) (EU Trade Mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-185/21 (23 February 2022)

Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik v EUIPO - Schuju (Хозяйка) (EU Trade Mark - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-185/21 (23 February 2022)

The Board of Appeal correctly found a likelihood of confusion between the contested EU trade mark and the earlier German figurative mark for the relevant goods, based on a global assessment of visual, phonetic, and conceptual similarity, the identity or similarity of the goods, and the perception of the relevant...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ T-185/21
Parties
Applicant: Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: Peter Schuju
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EUIPO Trade Mark Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; Board of Appeal decision upheld.
Legal Topics
EU Trade Mark Law, Likelihood of Confusion, Nullity Proceedings, Comparison of Goods and Signs, Distinctiveness of Marks
Intellectual Property European Union Law EU Trade Mark Law Likelihood of Confusion Nullity Proceedings Comparison of Goods and Signs Distinctiveness of Marks

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Parties

Lackmann Fleisch- und Feinkostfabrik GmbH

Applicant

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

Respondent

Peter Schuju

Intervener

Procedural Posture

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

  1. 1 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in finding a likelihood of confusion between the contested EU trade mark and the earlier German figurative mark under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001.
  2. 2 Whether the applicant's arguments regarding lack of genuine use of the earlier mark were admissible and substantiated.
  3. 3 Whether the comparison of goods and signs was properly conducted.

Ratio Decidendi

The Board of Appeal correctly found a likelihood of confusion between the contested EU trade mark and the earlier German figurative mark for the relevant goods, based on a global assessment of visual, phonetic, and conceptual similarity, the identity or similarity of the goods, and the perception of the relevant public. The applicant's arguments regarding lack of genuine use were inadmissible as they were not properly raised in the administrative proceedings. The weak distinctiveness of the earlier mark did not preclude a finding of likelihood of confusion.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; Board of Appeal decision upheld.

Orders

  • The action is dismissed.
  • The applicant is ordered to pay the costs.