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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 November 2024 –  
Freddo Freddo v EUIPO – Krema (doffre)

(Case T‑1091/23)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark doffre – International registration of the earlier figurative mark Freddo Freddo – Relative ground for refusal – No 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 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, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 16, 17, 44, 66, 71) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Refusal to register where there is a relative ground for refusal, even if limited to part of the Union  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 18) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor 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, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 25, 26, 75) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor 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 marks doffre and Freddo Freddo  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 45, 62, 72, 74, 76, 83, 84) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Precluded  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see paragraph 60) |

| 6. | EU trade mark – Decisions of the Office – Legality – The Office’s previous decision-making practice  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paragraph 79) |

| 7. | EU trade mark – Proceedings before the adjudicating bodies of EUIPO – Directives of the Office – Scope – Limits  (see paragraph 82) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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