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INPI - Spotify AB - oppositions based on the SPOTIFY and/or HEY SPOTIFY trademarks

Decision date

2025-08-11

Decision No.

OP24-3841 dated 2025/06/30, OPP 25-0623 dated 2025/08/04 and OP25-1134 dated 2025/08/11

Nature

Trademarks

Country

France

Jurisdiction

French IPO (INPI)

Parties

Spotify AB v. Clément SEURON, Yanis KHERROUBI, and SAS Le Miramar


Spotify AB was represented by the CASALONGA team, composed of Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte, Attorney at Law at the Paris and New York Bars, assisted by Klervi Henry, Attorney at Law at the Paris and Montreal Bars, and Elsa Trombitas, Attorney at Law at the Paris Bar in three successful oppositions before the French IPO:

  • Spotify AB v/ Clément SEURON, opposition decision OPP 24-3841, dated June 30, 2025, regarding SPOTIFY and HEY SPOTIFY v/
  • Spotify AB v/ Yanis KHERROUBI, opposition decision OPP 25-0623, dated August 4, 2025, regarding SPOTIFY and HEY SPOTIFY v/ SPORTIFY
  • Spotify AB v/ SAS LE MIRAMAR, opposition decision OPP 25-1134, dated August 11, 2025, regarding SPOTIFY v/ LE SPOT.

In three back-to-back decisions, the French IPO found that the signs , SPORTIFY, and LE SPOT were confusingly similar to the prior marks SPOTIFY and/or HEY SPOTIFY owned by Spotify AB.

The Office considered that there was a likelihood of confusion between the marks and and uphheld the oppositions for diverse goods and services, such as software, smartphones, entertainment services, education services, restaurant services, hotel services, software design and development, computer programming, and IT consulting services.

In its opposition decision SPOTIFY v. , the Office also found that the mark SPOTIFY was well known for music platform services, thereby increasing the likelihood of confusion.