62022TJ0159_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 December 2022 –Sanetview v EUIPO – 2boca2catering (Las Cebras)
(Case T‑159/22) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark Las Cebras – Earlier national figurative mark LEZEBRA – 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 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 16, 17)
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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 – Determination of the dominant element or elements
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 22, 23, 27, 34, 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 Las Cebras
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 33, 35-37, 44, 45)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Sanetview, SLU to pay the costs.
(
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)	OJ C 198, 16.5.2022.