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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 March 2024 –  
Vía Atlántica Adegas e Viñedos v EUIPO – Casa Relvas (VIA ATLÁNTICA)

(Case T-301/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0301_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark VIA ATLÁNTICA – Earlier EU figurative mark ATLÂNTICO – Relative grounds for refusal – 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 15, 16) |

| 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 marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 20, 21, 30-32) |

| 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 mark VIA ATLÁNTICA and figurative mark ATLÂNTICO  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 35, 36, 43, 46-48) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Vía Atlántica Adegas e Viñedos, SL and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0301_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 252, 17.7.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:252:TOC).

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