62025TJ0230_INF
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 January 2026 –Ionfarma v EUIPO – Manola and Simeone (DESMOMED)
(Case T‑230/25)
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark DESMOMED – Prior national word mark DERMOMED – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the goods at issue – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
1.
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 16, 17)
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 – Similarity between the goods or services concerned – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 24, 25)
3.
EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Legality – Examination by the EU judicature – Criteria
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)
(see paragraph 28)
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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks DESMOMED and DERMOMED
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 33, 47-49)
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Ionfarma, SL, and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs.