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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 22 November 2023 –  
Tradias v EUIPO – Triodos Bank (Tradias)

(Case T‑32/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0032_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark Tradias – Earlier EU word mark TRIODOS – Relative ground for refusal – No 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 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 16, 17, 45) |

| 2. | 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Level of attention of the public – Financial and banking services  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 21) |

| 3. | 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 marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 24, 41, 52) |

| 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 – Word marks Tradias and TRIODOS  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 50, 51) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision – Limits  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(3))  (see paragraph 56) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 November 2022 (Case R 734/2022-1); |

| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

| 3. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred by Tradias GmbH before the Board of Appeal. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0032_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 104, 20.3.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:104:TOC).

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