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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 January 2024 –  
Miłosz Jeleń v EUIPO – The Animal Store, Food and Accessories (WILD INSPIRED)

(Case T‑47/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0047_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark WILD INSPIRED – Earlier EU word mark INSPIRED – Relative ground for refusal – No similarity of the services – 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 15-17) |

| 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 goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 18, 34, 39) |

| 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 goods or services in question – Criteria for assessment – Interpretation of the list of goods and services for which a mark is registered – Literal interpretation of the terms  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Arts 8(1)(b) and 33(5))  (see paragraphs 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 marks WILD INSPIRED and INSPIRED  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 25, 35, 36, 38, 39, 45-48) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders each party to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0047_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 112, 27.3.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:112:TOC).

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