Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 8 January 2025 – Drinks Prod v EUIPO – Paul Hartmann (OmniSan)

(Case T-189/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202501109EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark OmniSan - Earlier EU word mark Omnistrip - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/1109)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Drinks Prod SRL (Păntășești (Romania) (represented by: I. Speciac, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Chylińska and D. Stoyanova-Valchanova, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Paul Hartmann AG (Heidenheim, Germany)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 February 2024 (Case R 1226/2023-1).

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/2025/1109/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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