Judgment of the General Court of 6 March 2024 – Vía Atlántica Adegas e Viñedos v EUIPO – Casa Relvas (VIA ATLÁNTICA)

(Case T-301/23) ¹

(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU word mark VIA ATLÁNTICA – Earlier EU figurative mark ATLÂNTICO – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Vía Atlántica Adegas e Viñedos, SL (Chantada, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Casa Relvas Lda (Redondo, Portugal)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 10 March 2023 (Case R 1419/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Vía Atlántica Adegas e Viñedos, SL and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own costs.

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¹     OJ C 252, 17.7.2023.