Order;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2025:1076
Date: 2025-11-25
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Procedure: Action for annulment
Origin: Luxembourg

Order of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 25 November 2025 – G‑Core Innovations v EUIPO – Coretransform (G CORE) (Case T‑660/24) ( EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark G CORE – Earlier EU word mark CORE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law ) 1. Judicial proceedings – Decision given by reasoned order – Conditions – Action manifestly inadmissible or manifestly lacking any foundation in law (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 126) (see paragraphs 13-15) 2. EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraphs 19, 20, 67) 3. EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Refusal to register where there is a relative ground for refusal, even if limited to part of the Union (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraph 21) 4. EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraphs 25-27) 5. EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark G CORE and word mark CORE (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paragraphs 47, 52, 58, 63, 69-71) Operative part 1. The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law. 2. G-Core Innovations Sàrl, in addition to bearing its own costs, shall pay those incurred by Coretransform GmbH. 3. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs.