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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 November 2022 –  
Financiere Batteur v EUIPO – Leno Beauty (by L.e.n.o beauty)

(Case T‑779/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0779_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark by L.e.n.o beauty – Earlier national word mark LAINO – Relative ground for refusal – 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 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, 54) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 24, 26, 43) |

| 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 – Figurative mark by L.e.n.o beauty and word mark LAINO  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 36, 45, 53, 65) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Financiere Batteur to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0779_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 73, 14.2.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:073:TOC).

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