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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 24 March 2021 –  
Creaton South-East Europe v EUIPO – Henkel (CREATHERM)

(Case T‑168/20)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark CREATHERM – Earlier international word mark CERETHERM – Relative ground for refusal – 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 earlier identical or similar mark registered for 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 paras 16, 17, 67, 75, 79, 82) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Degree of attention of the relevant public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 18, 24, 30, 32) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks CREATHERM and CERETHERM  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 25, 33, 51, 63, 90) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paras 36, 37, 44-46, 61) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Legality – EUIPO’s previous decision-making practice  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paras 84, 85) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 January 2020 (Case R 1090/2019-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Henkel and Creaton South-East Europe.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Creaton South-East Europe Kft. to pay the costs. |

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