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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 20 March 2024 –  
Sandhold v EUIPO – Grupo de Bodegas Vinartis (PATAPOUF)

(Case T-540/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0540_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark PATAPOUF – Earlier EU word mark PATA NEGRA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Not included  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72(2) and 95)  (see paragraphs 18, 19) |

| 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 – Refusal to register where there is a relative ground for refusal, even if limited to part of the Union  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 23, 37-41) |

| 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 marks PATAPOUF and PATA NEGRA  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 42, 47, 49, 54-58) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0540_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 223, 23.10.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:223:TOC).

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