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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 November 2022 –  
Grupo Eig Multimedia v EUIPO – Globalización de Valores CFC & GCI (FORO16)

(Case T‑796/21) (
[1](#t-ECR_62021TJ0796_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark FORO16 – Earlier EU figurative and word marks Cambio16, Energia16, Cambio16 radio – Earlier national figurative and word marks Camb16, DEFENSA Y SEGURIDAD 16, CAMBIO16 DIGITAL, EVENTOS 16, Salón16 – Relative ground for refusal – Family of marks – No evidence – No likelihood of confusion – 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  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 27, 69, 75, 76) |

| 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 – Similarity of the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment – Composite mark  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 29, 32, 35, 52) |

| 3. | 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 FORO16 – Figurative and word marks Cambio16, Energia16, Cambio16 radio, Camb16, DEFENSA Y SEGURIDAD 16, CAMBIO16 DIGITAL, EVENTOS 16, Salón16  (European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paragraphs 36, 37, 59-62, 73, 77) |

| 4. | Judicial proceedings – Proof – Probative value  (see paragraph 58) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Grupo Eig Multimedia, SL to pay the costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62021TJ0796_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 84, 21.2.2022](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2022:084:TOC).

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