62022TJ0107_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 6 September 2023 –Adega Ponte da Boga v EUIPO – Viñedos y Bodegas Dominio de Tares(P3 DOMINIO DE TARES)
(Case T‑107/22) (
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(European Union trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – European Union figurative mark P3 DOMINIO DE TARES – Earlier national figurative mark P PONTE DA BOGA – Relative ground for invalidity – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 18, 19, 70, 75, 79, 80)
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative marks P3 DOMINIO DE TARES and P PONTE DA BOGA
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))
(see paragraphs 21, 22, 43, 52, 60, 69, 83)
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EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 24, 25, 35, 36, 39)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Adega Ponte da Boga, SL, to pay the costs.
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)	OJ C 165, 19.4.2022.