Volkl v EUIPO - Marker Dalbello Volkl (International) (European Trade Mar - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-156/21 (07 September 2022)

Volkl v EUIPO - Marker Dalbello Volkl (International) (European Trade Mar - Judgment) French Text [2022] EUECJ T-156/21 (07 September 2022)

There is no likelihood of confusion because the goods covered by the earlier mark (firefighters' shoes) and those covered by the contested registration (ski and snowboard clothing) are not similar in nature, purpose, use, or distribution, and are addressed to different relevant publics. The cumulative condition of...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ T-156/21
Parties
Applicant: Völkl GmbH & Co. KG; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: Marker Dalbello Völkl (International) GmbH
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
European Union Trademark Nullity Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; applicant's action rejected.
Legal Topics
Trademark Law, Relative Grounds for Invalidity, Likelihood of Confusion, Comparison of Goods, Public Relevant for Trademark Assessment
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trademark Law Relative Grounds for Invalidity Likelihood of Confusion Comparison of Goods Public Relevant for Trademark Assessment

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Parties

Völkl GmbH & Co. KG

Applicant

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

Respondent

Marker Dalbello Völkl (International) GmbH

Intervener

Procedural Posture

European Union Trademark Nullity 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 contested international registration and the earlier mark due to lack of similarity between the goods; whether the relevant public and nature of goods were correctly assessed; whether the cumulative conditions for Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 were met.

Ratio Decidendi

There is no likelihood of confusion because the goods covered by the earlier mark (firefighters' shoes) and those covered by the contested registration (ski and snowboard clothing) are not similar in nature, purpose, use, or distribution, and are addressed to different relevant publics. The cumulative condition of similarity of goods required by Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 is not met.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; applicant's action rejected.

Orders

  • The action is rejected.
  • Völkl GmbH & Co. KG is ordered to pay the costs.