Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 February 2024 –  
Topper Argentina v EUIPO – Ningbo Xiangxinli Network Technology (wetoper)

(Case T‑630/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0630_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark wetoper – Earlier national word mark TOPPER and earlier Benelux figurative mark Topper – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 14, 50) |

| 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 – Refusal to register where there is a relative ground for refusal, even if limited to part of the Union  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 15) |

| 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 between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of a trade mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 19, 20, 22, 23) |

| 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 mark wetoper – Word mark TOPPER and figurative mark Topper  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 51-54) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Topper Argentina, SA and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0630_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 463, 5.12.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:463:TOC).

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