Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 2 October 2013 —
Cartoon Network v OHIM — Boomerang TV (BOOMERANG)
(Case T‑285/12)
Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark BOOMERANG — Earlier Community figurative mark BoomerangTV — 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 16, 41)
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 — Assessment of the likelihood of confusion — Determination of the relevant public (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see para. 19)
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 — Word mark BOOMERANG and figurative mark BoomerangTV (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 25, 35, 40, 45, 59)
4. 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 — Similarity between the goods or services in question — Complementary nature of the goods or services (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see para. 26)
5. 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 — Coexistence of earlier marks on the market — Relevance (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 55, 56)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 April 2012 (Case R 699/2011‑2) concerning opposition proceedings between Boomerang TV, SA and The Cartoon Network, Inc. |
Operative part
The Court:
2. | | Orders The Cartoon Network, Inc. to pay the costs. |