Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 8 November 2023 –  
Pollen + Grace v EUIPO – Grace Foods (POLLEN + GRACE)

(Case T‑41/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0041_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark POLLEN + GRACE – Earlier EU figurative mark Grace – Relative ground 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 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 19, 20) |

| 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 – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 25, 26, 33, 49) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Modification of the terms of the dispute as brought before the Board of Appeal – Not permissible  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 188)  (see paragraph 30) |

| 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 – Figurative marks POLLEN + GRACE and Grace  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 31, 34-38, 42, 43, 49, 50) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Pollen + Grace Ltd to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0041_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 112, 27.3.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:112:TOC).

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