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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 9 November 2022 –  
Pharmadom v EUIPO – Wellstat Therapeutics (WELLMONDE)

(Case T‑601/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0601_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark WELLMONDE – Earlier national word mark WELL AND WELL – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 23, 24) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of which a trade mark is composed  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 30, 31) |

| 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 – Word marks WELLMONDE and WELL AND WELL  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 36, 40, 43, 45, 46, 49, 51, 56-60) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Pharmadom to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0601_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 481, 29.11.2021.](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:481:TOC)

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