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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 23 September 2020 –  
Brillux v EUIPO – Synthesa Chemie (Freude an Farbe)

(Case T‑401/19)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Figurative mark Freude an Farbe in yellow, orange, red, pink, violet, blue, turquoise, dark green, light green and charcoal – Earlier figurative EU trade mark Glemadur Freude an Farbe – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now 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 earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark Freude an Farbe in yellow, orange, red, pink, violet, blue, turquoise, dark green, light green and charcoal and Glemadur Freude an Farbe  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 27-31, 46, 51, 52, 60-67, 71) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 34-36) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2019 (Case R 1498/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Synthesa Chemie and Brillux.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Brillux GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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