Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 4 September 2024 –  
EvivaMed Distribution v EUIPO – Galenica (VIVORA)

(Case T‑347/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0347_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark VIVORA – Earlier word mark VERFORA – Partial rejection of the application for registration – 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 20, 21, 68, 79, 82) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 32, 38, 44, 45, 50) |

| 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 marks VIVORA and VERFORA  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 40, 57, 73, 81, 83) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders EvivaMed Distribution GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Galenica AG; |

| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0347_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 278, 7.8.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:278:TOC).

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