Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 24 June 2014 —
Hut.com v OHIM — Intersport France (THE HUT)

(Case T‑330/12)

Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark THE HUT — Earlier national word mark LA HUTTE — 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 16-18, 54)

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 — Similarity between the goods or services in question — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 23, 24)

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 — Similarity of the marks concerned — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 30, 31)

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 — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Work marks THE HUT and LA HUTTE (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 36, 41, 47, 48, 55)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 April 2012 (Case R 814/2011‑2), relating to opposition proceedings between Intersport France and The Hut.com Ltd.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders The Hut.com Ltd to pay the costs.