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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 23 October 2017 – Tetra Pharm (1997) v EUIPO – Sebapharma (SeboCalm)

(Case T-441/16)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark SeboCalm — Earlier EU word mark — 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 earlier identical or similar mark registered for 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 paras 15-17, 73, 74) |

| 2. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark–Refusal to register on a ground relating to refusal even limited to part of the Union  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 1(2), 7(2) and 8(1)(b))  (see para 24) |

| 3. | EU trade mark–Procedural provisions–Statement of reasons for decisions  (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75)  (see para 25) |

| 4. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark–Word marks SeboCalm and Sebotherm  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 27, 36, 37, 55, 62, 69, 75, 76) |

| 5. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark–Assessment of the likelihood of confusion–Attention level of the public  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 31, 32) |

| 6. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark–Similarity of the marks concerned  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para 38) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO dated 19 May 2016 (Case R 852/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Sebapharma and Tetra Pharm (1997).

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action. |

| 2. | Orders Tetra Pharm (1997) Ltd to pay the costs. |

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