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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 May 2023 –  
Panicongelados-Massas Congeladas v EUIPO – Seder (panidor)

(Case T‑480/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0480_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark panidor – Earlier national word mark ANIDOR – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

| 1. | Action for annulment – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature – Claim seeking that directions be issued to an institution – Not included  (Art. 263 TFEU)  (see paragraph 12) |

| 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 15, 16, 55) |

| 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 of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark – Assessment of the distinctive character of an element of which a trade mark is composed  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 18, 19, 25, 28, 32, 47) |

| 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 mark panidor and word mark ANIDOR  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 34, 42, 48, 60-62) |

| 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 of the marks concerned – Visual similarity between a figurative mark and a word mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 38, 39) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0480_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 359, 19.9.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:359:TOC).

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