Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 20 March 2024 – Sandhold v EUIPO – Grupo de Bodegas Vinartis (PATAPOUF)

(Case T-540/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202402951EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark PATAPOUF - Earlier EU word mark PATA NEGRA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2024/2951)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sandhold BV (Leiden, Netherlands) (represented by: A. Spiegeler, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Grupo de Bodegas Vinartis, SA (Madrid, Spain)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks partial annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 June 2023 (Case R 2553/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2951/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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