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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 20 December 2023 –  
Torre Oria v EUIPO – Giramondi and Antonelli (WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO)

(Case T‑655/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0655_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO – Earlier EU figurative mark WINE TALES – 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 – Alteration of a decision of EUIPO – Assessment in the light of the powers conferred on the Board of Appeal  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))  (see paragraph 16) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal – Annulment or alteration for reasons appearing after judgment was delivered – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72(2) and 95)  (see paragraph 21) |

| 3. | 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 – Precluded  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see paragraph 22) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 28, 29, 35) |

| 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 goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 30, 41, 42) |

| 6. | 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 – Figurative marks WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO and WINE TALES  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 34, 38, 43, 45, 47) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Torre Oria, SL, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Mr Simone Giramondi and Mr Damiano Antonelli; |

| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0655_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 472, 12.12.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:472:TOC).

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