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Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 September 2017 — Anton Riemerschmid Weinbrennerei und Likörfabrik v EUIPO

(Case C‑158/17 P)

(Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of work mark LITU — Opposition dismissed)

| 1. | Appeal—Grounds—Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence—Inadmissibility—Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence—Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted  (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)  (see paras 6, 7) |

| 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—Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark—Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 6, 7) |

| 3. | Appeal—Grounds—Error of law—Failure to take into account all the factors relevant to the assessment of the likelihood of confusion within the meaning of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009—Distortion of the content of an act  (Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)  (see paras 6, 7) |

Operative part

| 1. | The appeal is dismissed. |

| 2. | Anton Riemerschmid Weinbrennerei und Likörfabrik GmbH & Co. KG shall bear its own costs. |

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