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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 28 February 2024 –  
Sumol + Compal Marcas v EUIPO – Kåska (smål)

(Case T‑279/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0279_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark smål – Earlier EU figurative mark and earlier national word mark SUMOL – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Identity of the goods – Enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier marks through use – 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 – Weak distinctive character of the earlier mark – Effect  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 15, 16, 21-23) |

| 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 – 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 25-27) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark smål –Figurative and word marks SUMOL  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 30, 35-38, 42, 44) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Sumol + Compal Marcas SA and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0279_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 235, 3.7.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:235:TOC).

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