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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 24 October 2019 –  
MSI Svetovanje v EUIPO — Industrial Farmaceutica Cantabria (nume)

(Case T‑41/19)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark nume — Earlier EU word mark numederm — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — 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 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 paras 23, 24, 85) |

| 2. | 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 — Refusal to register where there is a relative ground for refusal, even if limited to part of the Union  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 25) |

| 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 — Assessment of the likelihood of confusion — Determination of the relevant public — Attention level of the public — Medicinal products  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 26, 28) |

| 4. | 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 nume and word mark numederm  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 32, 33, 58, 73, 77, 78, 82-84, 86, 87) |

| 5. | 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 between the goods or services in question — Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 34, 41, 47, 48) |

| 6. | 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 59, 68, 72) |

| 7. | 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 — Breakdown of a word sign into word elements having concrete significance  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 64) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2018 (Case R 722/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Industrial Farmaceutica Cantabria and Nutrismart d.o.o.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders MSI Svetovanje, marketing, d.o.o. to pay the costs. |

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