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Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2024 – Sumol + Compal Marcas v EUIPO – Boiron frères (FRUITOLOGY)

(Case T-523/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202407339EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark FRUITOLOGY - Earlier national word mark CENTRO DE FRUTOLOGIA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2024/7339)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sumol + Compal Marcas SA (Carnaxide, Portugal) (represented by: A. de Sampaio, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Boiron frères (Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, France)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 June 2023 (Joined Cases R 797/2022-2 and R 804/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Alters the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 June 2023 (Joined Cases R 797/2022-2 and R 804/2022-2) to the effect that the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 11 March 2022 is partially annulled in so far as it had partially rejected the opposition; |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7339/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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