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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 1 June 2022 –  
Krasnyj Octyabr v EUIPO – Pokój (KRÓWKA MLECZNA Milk FUDGE)

(Case T‑363/20) (
[1](#t-ECR_62020TJ0363_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark KRÓWKA MLECZNA Milk FUDGE – Earlier international figurative mark KOPOBKA KOROVKA – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Right to be heard – 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 paras 23, 24) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 28-30, 105) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Attention level of the public  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 32, 33, 38) |

| 4. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark KRÓWKA MLECZNA Milk FUDGE – International figurative mark KOPOBKA KOROVKA  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 37-39, 41, 54, 55, 71-73, 83, 91, 104, 110-117) |

| 5. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Determination of the dominant element or elements  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b), and 53(1)(a))  (see paras 46-48) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders PAO Moscow Confectionery Factory ‘Krasnyj Octyabr’ to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62020TJ0363_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 255, 3.8.2020](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2020:255:TOC).

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