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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 November 2024 –  
Société des produits Nestlé v EUIPO – Amigüitos pets & life (THE ONLY ONE by alphaspirit wild and perfect)

(Case T‑359/23)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark THE ONLY ONE by alphaspirit wild and perfect – Earlier EU word mark ONE – Relative grounds for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Decision taken following the annulment of an earlier decision by the General Court – Article 72(6) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Res judicata – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Decisions of EUIPO – Observance of the rights of the defence – Scope of the principle  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), second sentence)  (see paragraphs 40, 41) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions – First sentence of Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Scope identical to that of Article 296 TFEU  (Art. 296 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 94(1), first sentence)  (see paragraphs 46, 48) |

| 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 enjoying a reputation – Extension of protection of the earlier mark with a reputation to dissimilar goods or services – Conditions  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(5))  (see paragraphs 51-53, 117) |

| 4. | 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 enjoying a reputation – Extension of protection of the earlier mark with a reputation to dissimilar goods or services – Conditions – Link between the marks – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(5))  (see paragraph 54) |

| 5. | 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 THE ONLY ONE by alphaspirit wild and perfect and word mark ONE  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 75-83, 93, 125) |

| 6. | Action for annulment – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to adopt compliance measures – Scope – Both the operative part and the grounds of the judgment to be taken into account  (Art. 266 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(6))  (see paragraph 147) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Société des produits Nestlé SA to pay the costs. |

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