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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 September 2021 –  
Celler Lagravera v EUIPO – Cyclic Beer Farm (Cíclic)

(Case T‑673/20)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark Cíclic – Earlier EU word mark CYCLIC – 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 20-23) |

| 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Attention level of the public  (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 – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 29, 34) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits – Limited to manifest errors of assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))  (see para. 36) |

| 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 of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 37, 45, 46) |

| 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 – Visual similarity between a figurative mark and a word mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 42) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark CÍCLIC and word mark CYCLIC  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 43, 44, 47, 48, 50) |

| 8. | 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 – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 49) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 August 2020 (Case R 465/2020-5) relating to opposition proceedings between Cyclic Beer Farm and Celler Lagravera.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Celler Lagravera, SLU to pay the costs. |

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