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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 February 2019 –  
Sumol + Compal Marcas v EUIPO — Jacob (Dr. Jacob’s essentials)

(Case T‑656/17)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Dr. Jacob’s essentials — Earlier international word mark COMPAL ESSENCIAL — Earlier national and international figurative marks FRUTA essencial and Compal FRUTA essencial — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 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 27-30) |

| 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 — Figurative mark Dr. Jacob’s essentials — Word mark COMPAL ESSENCIAL and figurative marks FRUTA essencial and Compal FRUTA essencial  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 34-37) |

Re:

Action for annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 July 2017 (Case R 2067/2016-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Sumol + Compal Marcas and Mr Jacob.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 11 July 2017 (Case R 2067/2016-5); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by Sumol + Compal Marcas, SA; |

| 3. | Orders Mr Ludwig Manfred Jacob to bear his own costs. |

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