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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 11 October 2023 –  
Cyprus v EUIPO – Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)

(Case T‑415/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0415_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark GRILLOUMI – Earlier national certification word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI – Relative ground for refusal – 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 – 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 – Coexistence of earlier marks – Recognition of a national mark as having a certain degree of distinctiveness  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b) and (2)(a)(ii))  (see paragraphs 21, 37, 38, 42, 53) |

| 2. | Action for annulment – Judgment annulling a measure – Effects – Obligation to implement – Scope – Both the operative part and the grounds of the judgment to be taken into account  (Art. 266 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72(6))  (see paragraph 27) |

| 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Word mark GRILLOUMI – Word marks ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ HALLOUMI  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 30, 45, 48, 51, 65) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders the Republic of Cyprus to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0415_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 326, 29.8.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:326:TOC).

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