Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 23 October 2013 —
Schulze v OHIM — GKL (Klassiklotterie)

(Case T‑155/12)

Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Klassiklotterie — Earlier national word mark NKL-Klassiklotterie — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

1.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 15, 49)

2.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Word marks Klassiklotterie and NKL-Klassiklotterie (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 17-19, 50, 51)

3.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Similarity of the marks concerned — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 21, 22)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2012 (Case R 600/2011‑4) relating to invalidity proceedings between NKL Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie and Mr Hans Gerd Schulze.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Mr Hans Gerd Schulze to pay the costs.