62023TJ0302_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 7 February 2024 –Weinart Handelsgesellschaft v EUIPO – Donnafugata (KABI)
(Case T‑302/23) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark KABI – Earlier EU figurative mark Kabir DONNAFUGATA – Relative ground for refusal – 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 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 15-17, 48, 49)
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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 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 22, 23, 40)
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 – Word mark KABI and figurative mark Kabir DONNAFUGATA
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 29, 30, 32-35, 38, 39, 42, 50)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders each party to bear its own costs.
(
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)	OJ C 252, 17.7.2023.