MPM-Quality v EUIPO - Elton hodinařska (PRIM) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-333/23 (20 November 2024)

MPM-Quality v EUIPO - Elton hodinařska (PRIM) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-333/23 (20 November 2024)

The Board of Appeal did not err in finding that the goods and services at issue are identical or similar, that the signs share a dominant and distinctive element ('prim'), and that there is at least a medium degree of visual similarity and identity or medium similarity phonetically, with conceptual differences being...

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Citation
[2024] EUECJ T-333/23
Parties
Applicant: MPM-QUALITY v.o.s.; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: ELTON hodinářská, a.s.
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
EU Trade Mark Law, Likelihood of Confusion, Opposition Proceedings, Comparison of Goods and Services, Comparison of Signs
Intellectual Property European Union Law EU Trade Mark Law Likelihood of Confusion Opposition Proceedings Comparison of Goods and Services Comparison of Signs

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Parties

MPM-QUALITY v.o.s.

Applicant

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

Respondent

ELTON hodinářská, a.s.

Intervener

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 a likelihood of confusion between the marks under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009
  2. 2 Whether the goods and services are identical or similar
  3. 3 Whether the signs are visually, phonetically, or conceptually similar

Ratio Decidendi

The Board of Appeal did not err in finding that the goods and services at issue are identical or similar, that the signs share a dominant and distinctive element ('prim'), and that there is at least a medium degree of visual similarity and identity or medium similarity phonetically, with conceptual differences being minor. Therefore, there is a likelihood of confusion under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; applicant ordered to pay costs.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • MPM-QUALITY v.o.s. is ordered to pay the costs.