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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 28 May 2020 –  
Consejo Regulador ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ v EUIPO – Airesano Foods (AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel)

(Case T‑696/18)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel – Earlier EU figurative mark JAMON DE TERUEL CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 21, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 177(1)(d))  (see para. 22) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Scope – Relative grounds for refusal, excluding absolute grounds raised in observations of third parties  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 7(1)(j), 8, 46(1), 47(5) and 59)  (see paras 29, 30) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 35, 36) |

| 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 – 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 para. 37) |

| 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 marks AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel and JAMON DE TERUEL CONSEJO REGULADOR DE LA DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 38, 45, 49, 54, 63-67) |

| 6. | 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 paras 39, 40, 53, 58) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 September 2018 (Case R 88/2018-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ and Airesano Foods.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Airesano Foods, SL; |

| 3. | Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs. |

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