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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 10 January 2024 –  
Levantur v EUIPO – Fantasia Hotels & Resorts (Fantasia BAHIA PRINCIPE HOTELS & RESORTS)

(Case T‑504/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0504_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative trade mark Fantasia BAHIA PRINCIPE HOTELS & RESORTS – Earlier national trade name FANTASIA HOTELES – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Appeal brought against a decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO – Examination by the Board of Appeal – Scope – Evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Account taken – Discretion of the Board of Appeal – Limits  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 95(2); Commission Regulation 2018/625, Art. 27(4))  (see paragraphs 19-24) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Interpretation in the light of EU law  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 45, 47) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Use of the sign in trade – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 48-51) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Conditions – Local scope of sign  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c))  (see paragraph 52) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Non-registered mark or another sign used in the course of trade – Figurative mark Fantasia BAHIA PRINCIPE HOTELS & RESORTS and trade name FANTASIA HOTELES  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(4) and 60(1)(c))  (see paragraphs 61-64, 68, 69) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 72, 73, 120, 121) |

| 7. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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 mark Fantasia BAHIA PRINCIPE HOTELS & RESORTS and trade name FANTASIA HOTELES  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 79, 105, 119, 122, 123) |

| 8. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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 – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 82, 89, 90, 101, 114, 117) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Levantur, SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Fantasia Hotels & Resorts, SL. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0504_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 380, 3.10.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:380:TOC).

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