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Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 29 November 2023 –  
Claro v EUIPO – Claranet Europe (Claro)

(Case T‑661/22) (
[1](#t-ECR_62022TJ0661_INF_EN_01-E0001)
)

(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark Claro – Earlier EU word mark CLARANET – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

| 1. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence 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  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 29, 30, 49) |

| 2. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Similarity between the marks concerned – Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraph 34) |

| 3. | EU trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds for invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered in respect of identical or similar goods or services – Figurative mark Claro and word mark CLARANET  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a))  (see paragraphs 38-41, 46, 47, 51-53) |

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Claro SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Claranet Europe Ltd; |

| 3. | Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs. |

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(
[1](#c-ECR_62022TJ0661_INF_EN_01-E0001)
) [OJ C 7, 9.1.2023](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:C:2023:007:TOC).

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