The GB Foods v EUIPO - Yatecomere (YATEKOMO) (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-336/17 (29 January 2019)

The GB Foods v EUIPO - Yatecomere (YATEKOMO) (Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-336/17 (29 January 2019)

The Board of Appeal correctly found a likelihood of confusion between the marks YATEKOMO and yatecomeré for the relevant goods, based on a medium degree of visual similarity and a high degree of phonetic and conceptual similarity, and the identity or similarity of the goods. The notoriety of the applicant's mark is...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ T-336/17
Parties
Applicant: The GB Foods, SA; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: Yatecomeré, SL
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trademark Nullity Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Trademark Law, Likelihood of Confusion, Nullity Proceedings, Comparison of Goods and Services, Comparison of Signs
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trademark Law Likelihood of Confusion Nullity Proceedings Comparison of Goods and Services Comparison of Signs

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Parties

The GB Foods, SA

Applicant

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

Respondent

Yatecomeré, SL

Intervener

Procedural Posture

EU Trademark Nullity Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in finding likelihood of confusion between the marks YATEKOMO and yatecomeré under Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Articles 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001)
  2. 2 Whether the notoriety of the applicant's mark should have been considered
  3. 3 Whether the relevant public and territory were correctly defined

Ratio Decidendi

The Board of Appeal correctly found a likelihood of confusion between the marks YATEKOMO and yatecomeré for the relevant goods, based on a medium degree of visual similarity and a high degree of phonetic and conceptual similarity, and the identity or similarity of the goods. The notoriety of the applicant's mark is legally irrelevant. The relevant public and territory were properly defined. The appeal is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • The applicant, The GB Foods, SA, is ordered to pay the costs.