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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 January 2024 –  
Ona Investigación v EUIPO – Formdiet (BIOPÔLE)

(Case T‑61/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0061_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark BIOPÔLE – Earlier national word mark AGUA BIOPOLAR – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal – Annulment or variation for reasons appearing after judgment was delivered – Not included  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72(2) and 95)  (see paragraph 16) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Not included  (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(1))  (see paragraph 17) |

| 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 21, 87-89) |

| 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 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 27, 28, 34-36, 38, 39, 93, 94) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Decisions of EUIPO – Legality – Examination by the EU judicature – Criteria  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001)  (see paragraph 77) |

| 6. | 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 BIOPÔLE and AGUA BIOPOLAR  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 90-92, 95-97) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Ona Investigación, SL and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to each bear their own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0061_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 112, 27.3.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:112:TOC).

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