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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 1 February 2023 –  
NFL Properties Europe v EUIPO – Groupe Duval (DUUUVAL)

(Case T‑671/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0671_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark DUUUVAL – Earlier EU figurative mark GROUPE DUVAL – 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 paragraphs 16, 17, 60) |

| 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 between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 20, 21, 24, 25) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 33-35) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word mark DUUUVAL and figurative mark GROUPE DUVAL  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 32, 45, 46, 59, 67, 68) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders NFL Properties Europe GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0671_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 11, 10.1.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:011:TOC).

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