Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 3 July 2024 – AC Marca Brands v EUIPO – Sanitix (Sanitix)

(Case T-358/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202404965EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Sanitix - Earlier EU figurative mark SANYTOL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Increased distinctiveness of the earlier mark)

(C/2024/4965)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: AC Marca Brands, SL (Alcobendas, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza and J.C. Quero Navarro, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sanitix Ltd (London, United Kingdom)

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 3 May 2023 (Case R 1954/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 May 2023 (Case R 1954/2022-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by AC Marca Brands, SL for the purposes of the proceedings before the General Court; |

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| 3. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4965/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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