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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 28 September 2022 –  
G-Core Innovations v EUIPO – Coretransform (G CORELABS)

(Case T‑454/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0454_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark G CORELABS – Earlier EU figurative mark CORE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 21, 22, 25, 67) |

| 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 – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of which a trade mark is composed  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 26, 27, 34, 35, 37) |

| 3. | Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community 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 G CORELABS and CORE  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 47, 54, 59, 68-73) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders G-Core Innovations Sàrl to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0454_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 368, 13.9.2021](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2021:368:TOC).

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