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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019 –  
Vins el Cep v EUIPO — Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien (MIM NATURA)

(Case T‑589/18)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark MIM NATURA — Earlier international word and figurative registrations MM and MM and earlier national word mark MUMM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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 — Figurative mark MIM NATURA — Word and figurative marks MM, MM and MUMM

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

(see paras 26, 57, 69, 75)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 July 2018 (Case R 2270/2017-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien and Vins el Cep, SL.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Vins el Cep, SL, to pay the costs. |

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