| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 13 (May) |
| Court: | General Court of the European Union (Eighth Chamber) |
| Judge: | Judges Truchot (President), Martins Ribeiro and Kanninen (Rapporteur) |
| Judgment Dates: | 4 April 2011 |
Catchwords
European Community - Trade marks - Community trade mark - Application for community trade mark being declined - Mark applied for causing likelihood of confusion between mark and previously registered mark - Applicant appealing - Whether Board of Appeal of respondent erring in finding likelihood of confusion - Council Regulation (EC) 40/94, art 8(1)(b).
The Case
European Community Trade marks. The General Court of the European Union held that the applicant had not shown that there was a likelihood of confusion in the minds of the public between the Community mark for which it had applied (ACNO FOCUS) and the existing mark of the intervenor (FOCUS).
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