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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 26 July 2023 –  
Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien v EUIPO – Cantina San Donaci (Passo Lungo)

(Case T‑745/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0745_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark Passo Lungo – Earlier national word mark Doppio Passo – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

| 1. | 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 – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 72 and 95)  (see paragraphs 19, 21, 24) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 29, 49) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 32, 37, 44, 46) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word marks Passo Lungo and Doppio Passo  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 39, 41, 53) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0745_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 37, 24.1.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:037:TOC).

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