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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 6 September 2023 –  
Adega Ponte da Boga v EUIPO – Viñedos y Bodegas Dominio de Tares  
(P3 DOMINIO DE TARES)

(Case T‑107/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0107_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(European Union trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – European Union figurative mark P3 DOMINIO DE TARES – Earlier national figurative mark P PONTE DA BOGA – Relative ground for invalidity – No 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 – 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, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 18, 19, 70, 75, 79, 80) |

| 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 – Figurative marks P3 DOMINIO DE TARES and P PONTE DA BOGA  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 21, 22, 43, 52, 60, 69, 83) |

| 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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 24, 25, 35, 36, 39) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Adega Ponte da Boga, SL, to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0107_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 165, 19.4.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:165:TOC).

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