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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 10 April 2024 –  
Häcker Küchen v EUIPO – Moura & Moura (MH Cuisines)

(Case T-42/23) (
[1](#t-ECR_62023TJ0042_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark MH Cuisines – International registration of the earlier figurative mark MM CUISINES – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | EU trade mark – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Review of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it – Precluded  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 72)  (see paragraphs 15, 16) |

| 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 – Criteria for assessment – Weak distinctive character of the earlier mark – Effect  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 20, 58, 59, 87, 88, 96) |

| 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 – Assessment of the likelihood of confusion – Determination of the relevant public – Level of attention of the public  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 26, 29, 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 MH Cuisines and MM CUISINES  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 31, 40, 53, 66, 71, 77, 78, 99) |

| 5. | 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 35, 37) |

| 6. | 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 – Elements of a trade mark having a descriptive character  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraph 51) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 November 2022 (Case R 1078/2022-1); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62023TJ0042_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 104, 20.3.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:104:TOC).

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