Keywords

• Opposition proceedings
• Community trade mark
• Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
• Absence of likelihood of confusion
• Rejection of the opposition.
• Application for a figurative mark consisting of a representation of a cowhide in black and white
• Earlier national figurative trade mark comprising in part a representation of a cowhide in black and white
• Distinctive character of an element of a trade mark