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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 March 2023 –  
Gönenç v EUIPO – Solar (termorad ALUMINIUM PANEL RADIATOR)

(Case T‑172/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0172_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark TERMORAD ALUMINIUM PANEL RADIATOR – Earlier Benelux word mark THERMRAD – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – 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 paragraphs 18, 19, 97) |

| 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Attention level of the public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 22, 23, 31, 33) |

| 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 – Similarity between the goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 45, 46) |

| 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, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 54-56) |

| 5. | 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 – Figurative mark TERMORAD ALUMINIUM PANEL RADIATOR and word mark THERMRAD  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 34, 52, 71, 77, 84, 87, 95, 96, 106, 107) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Salim Selahaddin Gönenç to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred in the present proceedings by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Solar A/S. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0172_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 207, 23.5.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:207:TOC).

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