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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 27 April 2022 –  
Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO – R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia (LOPEZ DE HARO)

(Case T‑210/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0210_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark LOPEZ DE HARO – Earlier EU word mark LOPEZ DE HEREDIA – 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 19, 20, 48, 53) |

| 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 – Figurative mark LOPEZ DE HARO – Word mark LOPEZ DE HEREDIA  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 21, 22, 37, 47, 54-56, 61) |

| 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 of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 23, 24) |

| 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 – Coexistence of earlier marks on the market – Effect  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 58) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Assessment of the registrability of a sign – EU rules only taken into account – Earlier registration of the mark in certain Member States or third countries – Decisions not binding EU bodies  (European Parliament and Council Regulation No 2017/1001)  (see para. 60) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the appeal; |

| 2. | Orders Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0210_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 228, 14.6.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:228:TOC).

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