Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2011] All ER (D) 221 (Feb)
Court: General Court of the European Union (Eighth Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Martins Ribeiro (President), Papasavvas and Wahl (Rapporteur).
Judgment Dates: 17 February 2011

Catchwords

European Community - Trade marks - Community trade mark - Board finding mark applied for causing no likelihood of confusion between mark and previously registered mark - Applicant appealing - Whether Board of Appeal erring in finding no 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 ruled that, on the evidence, there was not a likelihood of confusion in the minds of the public between the Community Mark for which the applicant had applied and the applicant's F1 formula 1 logotype.

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