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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 11 October 2023 –  
Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate v EUIPO – Novartis Pharma (PASCELMO)

(Case T‑435/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0435_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(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)

| 1. | 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) |

| 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 – 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) |

| 4. | 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:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Pascoe pharmazeutische Präparate GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0435_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 326, 29.8.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:326:TOC).

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