62021TJ0779_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 November 2022 –Financiere Batteur v EUIPO – Leno Beauty (by L.e.n.o beauty)
(Case T‑779/21) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark by L.e.n.o beauty – Earlier national word mark LAINO – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for 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 18, 19, 54)
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EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 24, 26, 43)
3.
EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark by L.e.n.o beauty and word mark LAINO
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 36, 45, 53, 65)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Financiere Batteur to pay the costs.
(
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)	OJ C 73, 14.2.2022.