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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 June 2023 –  
Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO – BRM Extremities (BIOPLAN)

(Case T‑543/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0543_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark BIOPLAN – Earlier national word mark BIOPLAK – 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 19, 20) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 24, 27, 36, 37) |

| 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 BIOPLAN and BIOPLAK  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 25, 26, 28, 29) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Legality – EUIPO’s previous decision-making practice  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 40) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0543_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 408, 24.10.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:408:TOC).

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