Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Robertet v EUIPO – RB Distribution (HOMM THE SOUND OF NATURE)

(Case T-393/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202504779EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark HOMM THE SOUND OF NATURE - Earlier EU word mark HOME OF NATURE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2025/4779)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Robertet, Inc. (Mount Olive, New Jersey, United States) (represented by: O. Nilgen and T. Wittmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: RB Distribution Srl (Bologna, Italy) (represented by: M. Maccagnani, G. Ciccone and F. Ghini, lawyers)

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 27 May 2024 (Case R 2046/2023-1).

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 27 May 2024 (Case R 2046/2023-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Robertet, Inc.; |

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| 3. | Orders RB Distribution Srl to bear its own costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4779/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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