Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 5.12.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 463/36 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Copal Tree Brands v EUIPO — Sumol + Compal Marcas (COPAL TREE)

(Case T-572/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022463EN.01003601-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark COPAL TREE - Earlier national figurative mark COMPAL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2022/C 463/49)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Copal Tree Brands, Inc. (Oakland, California, United States) (represented by: B. Niemann Fadani, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sumol + Compal Marcas, SA (Carnaxide, Portugal) (represented by: A. de Sampaio, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 July 2021 (Case R 1580/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Copal Tree Brands, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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