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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 11 October 2023 –Cyprus v EUIPO – Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)
(Case T‑415/22) (
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(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI – Earlier national certification word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI – Relative ground for refusal – 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 – 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 – Coexistence of earlier marks – Recognition of a national mark as having a certain degree of distinctiveness
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b) and (2)(a)(ii))
(see paragraphs 21, 37, 38, 42, 53)
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Action for annulment – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to implement – Scope – Both the operative part and the grounds of the judgment to be taken into account
(Art. 266 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(6))
(see paragraph 27)
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 GRILLOUMI – Word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI
(Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 30, 45, 48, 51, 65)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders the Republic of Cyprus to pay the costs.
(
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)	OJ C 326, 29.8.2022.