62022TJ0435_INF
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 11 October 2023 –Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate v EUIPO – Novartis Pharma (PASCELMO)
(Case T‑435/22) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark PASCELMO – Earlier EU word mark PASCOE – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
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EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions – Article 94(1), first sentence, of Regulation 2017/1001 – Scope identical to that of Article 296 TFEU – Essential procedural requirement
(Art. 296 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), first sentence)
(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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 27, 28, 58, 68)
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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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Level of attention of the public – Pharmaceutical products
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 33-36)
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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
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 40, 44-46)
5.
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 PASCELMO and PASCOE
(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 69-72)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate GmbH to pay the costs.
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)	OJ C 326, 29.8.2022.