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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 April 2024 –  
Yadex International v EUIPO – Armada Gida (doyum)

(Case T‑209/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0209_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark doyum – Earlier national word mark Doyum – Relative ground for refusal – No similarity between the goods – No 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 16-18) |

| 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 goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Complementary nature of the goods or services  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 24, 27, 29, 31 and 33) |

| 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 – Figurative mark doyum and word mark Doyum  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 20, 22, 32, 40-42) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Yadex International GmbH and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to each bear their own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0209_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 216, 19.6.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:216:TOC).

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