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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 6 September 2023 –  
Industrias Lácteas Asturianas v EUIPO – Qingdao United Dairy (NAMLAC)

(Case T‑728/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0728_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark NAMLAC – Earlier Spanish figurative mark Analac – Relative ground for refusal – No 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 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, 60) |

| 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Level of attention of the public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 22-25) |

| 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 – Word mark NAMLAC and figurative mark Analac  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 29, 30, 48, 52, 57, 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 – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 31) |

| 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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 40, 41) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Industrias Lácteas Asturianas, SA and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own respective costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0728_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 24, 23.1.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:024:TOC).

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