In Judgment T-99/10, TofuTown.com GmbH registered the trademark TOFUKING for goods in Class 29, including tofu-based goods. The OHIM rejected the opposition brought on the basis of earlier German and Community trademarks KING and CURRY KING for goods in Classes 29 and 30 including curry-based foodstuff.

The General Court annulled the contested decision on the following grounds: even though the first elements ‘Tofu’ and ‘Curry’ are conceptually different, they both refer to the food industry, so given the common element KING, and even if the earlier rights have a low distinctive character, likelihood of confusion cannot be excluded for identical goods, at least for the German public.

For the original King foodstuff , see here.