Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 21 December 2022 –Suicha v EUIPO – Michael Kors (Switzerland) International (MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI) (Case T‑264/22)
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1. EU trade markSurrender, revocation and invalidityRelative grounds for invalidityExistence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or servicesLikelihood of confusion with the earlier markCriteria for assessment (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 17, 18, 66)
2. EU trade markSurrender, revocation and invalidityRelative grounds for invalidityExistence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or servicesSimilarity of the marks concernedCriteria for assessmentComposite markDetermination of the dominant element or elements (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 22, 23, 27-30, 42, 48, 56, 57)
3. EU trade markSurrender, revocation and invalidityRelative grounds for invalidityExistence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or servicesLikelihood of confusion with the earlier markFigurative marks MK MARKTOMI MARKTOMI and MK MICHAEL KORS (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a)) (see paragraphs 43, 62, 63, 68, 69)
Operative part
1. The action is dismissed.
2. Ms Lin Suicha shall bear her own costs and pay those incurred by Michael Kors (Switzerland) International GmbH.
3. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs.