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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 9 September 2020 –  
Sumol + Compal Marcas v EUIPO – Jacob (Dr. Jacob’s essentials)

(Case T‑879/19)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark Dr. Jacob’s essentials – Earlier international word mark COMPAL ESSENCIAL – Earlier national and international figurative marks FRUTA essencial, COMPAL essencial and Compal FRUTA essencial – 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 38, 39, 41) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 40) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment Jacob’s essentials – Word mark COMPAL ESSENCIAL and figurative marks FRUTA essencial, COMPAL essencial and Compal FRUTA essencial  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 44, 47-50, 52) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 45, 46) |

Re:

Action for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 October 2019 (Case R 1025/2019 1), relating to opposition proceedings between Sumol + Compal Marcas and Mr Jacob.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Sumol + Compal Marcas, SA to pay the costs relating to the present action. |

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