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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 7 February 2024 –  
Weinart Handelsgesellschaft v EUIPO – Donnafugata (KABI)

(Case T‑302/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0302_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark KABI – Earlier EU figurative mark Kabir DONNAFUGATA – Relative ground for refusal – 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 15-17, 48, 49) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 22, 23, 40) |

| 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 – Word mark KABI and figurative mark Kabir DONNAFUGATA  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 29, 30, 32-35, 38, 39, 42, 50) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0302_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 252, 17.7.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:252:TOC).

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