Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 28 September 2022 –  
Copal Tree Brands v EUIPO – Sumol + Compal Marcas (COPAL TREE)

(Case T‑572/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0572_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark COPAL TREE – Earlier national figurative mark COMPAL – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – 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 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 paragraphs 18, 19, 60) |

| 2. | 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 – Composite mark – Determination of the dominant element or elements  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 23, 31, 33, 39) |

| 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 – Word mark COPAL TREE and figurative mark COMPAL  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 41, 47, 56, 64) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Copal Tree Brands, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0572_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 462, 15.11.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:462:TOC).

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