Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2023 – Pollen + Grace v EUIPO – Grace Foods (POLLEN + GRACE)
(Case T-41/23) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark POLLEN + GRACE – Earlier EU figurative mark Grace – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Pollen + Grace Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: P. Johnson, Barrister-at-Law, and L. Buckley, Solicitor)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Zajfert, M. Eberl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Grace Foods Ltd (Castries, Saint-Lucia)
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 13 December 2022 (Case R 1815/2021-4).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Pollen + Grace Ltd to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 112, 27.3.2023.