Iglotex SA v Iglo Foods Group Ltd (IGLOTEX) Case T-282/13
This was the appeal following a successful opposition at OHIM. The applicant, Iglotex SA, had sought to register a figurative mark containing the word IGLOTEX. Iglo Foods opposed this on the basis of an earlier word mark IGLO. A particular issue was the importance of the word element in the figurative mark when assessing that mark’s overall distinctive character.
The General Court held that the word element IGLOTEX was sufficiently distinctive to give rise to a likelihood of confusion between the figurative mark and the word IGLO. OHIM’s decision was upheld and the appeal was dismissed.
Chris Hall appeared before the General Court as sole counsel for Iglo Foods.