Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 11 October 2023 –  
Olive Line International v EUIPO – Santa Rita Harinas (SANTARRITA)

(Case T‑52/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0052_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark SANTARRITA – Earlier EU figurative mark Santa Rita – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Proof of genuine use of the earlier trade mark – Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Burden of proof incumbent on the proprietor  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2))  (see paragraphs 16, 17) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 47(2))  (see paragraphs 18-24, 29-31) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 35-37) |

| 4. | 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 paragraph 42) |

| 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 – Word mark SANTARRITA and figurative mark Santa Rita  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 48, 49, 51, 58-62) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0052_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 112, 27.3.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:112:TOC).

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