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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 3 July 2024 – AC Marca Brands v EUIPO – Teb Barcelona (saniteb +)

(Case T-530/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202404966EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark saniteb+ - Earlier EU word mark SANYTOL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark)

(C/2024/4966)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: AC Marca Brands, SL (Alcobendas, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza and J.C. Quero Navarro, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Teb Barcelona SCCL (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 June 2023 (case R 2172/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 June 2023 (case R 2172/2022-1); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by AC Marca Brands, SL for the purposes of the proceedings before the Court; |

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| 3. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4966/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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