Ona Investigacion v EUIPO - Formdiet (BIOPÔLE) ((EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-61/23 (17 January 2024)

Ona Investigacion v EUIPO - Formdiet (BIOPÔLE) ((EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-61/23 (17 January 2024)

There is no likelihood of confusion between the marks 'BIOPÔLE' and 'AGUA BIOPOLAR' because the similarities are limited to the weakly distinctive element 'bio', the marks are only weakly similar visually and phonetically, and are conceptually different. The Board of Appeal correctly applied Article 8(1)(b) of...

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Citation
[2024] EUECJ T-61/23
Parties
Applicant: Ona Investigación, SL; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Other Party Before Board of Appeal: Formdiet, SA
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; application for annulment rejected.
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Likelihood of Confusion, Opposition Proceedings, Distinctiveness of Marks
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trade Marks Likelihood of Confusion Opposition Proceedings Distinctiveness of Marks

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Parties

Ona Investigación, SL

Applicant

Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)

Respondent

Formdiet, SA

Other Party Before Board of Appeal

Procedural Posture

EU Trade Mark Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether there is a likelihood of confusion between the EU trade mark application 'BIOPÔLE' and the earlier Spanish mark 'AGUA BIOPOLAR' under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001
  2. 2 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in its assessment of the similarity of the signs and the goods/services

Ratio Decidendi

There is no likelihood of confusion between the marks 'BIOPÔLE' and 'AGUA BIOPOLAR' because the similarities are limited to the weakly distinctive element 'bio', the marks are only weakly similar visually and phonetically, and are conceptually different. The Board of Appeal correctly applied Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; application for annulment rejected.

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Each party shall bear its own costs.