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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 November 2024 –  
Pich-Aguilera Molins v EUIPO – de Puig Arbolí (Carmen says)

(Case T‑1134/23)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark Carmen says – Earlier national figurative mark del Carmen – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Reimbursement of representation costs – Article 109 of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | Action for annulment – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Claim for a declaratory judgment – Precluded  (Art. 263 TFEU)  (see paragraph 13) |

| 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 19, 20, 63) |

| 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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 23, 31-33, 64) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative marks Carmen says and del Carmen  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 35, 42, 48, 58, 67) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Allocation of costs – Representation costs – Elements to be taken into consideration  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 109(7))  (see paragraphs 75, 76, 78) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Enrique Pich-Aguilera Molins and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to each bear their own costs. |

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