Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024 – Azalee Cosmetics v EUIPO – L’Oréal (UK) (LA CRÈME LIBRE)
(Case T-765/22) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark LA CRÈME LIBRE – Earlier EU word mark LIBRE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Azalee Cosmetics (Paris, France) (represented by: I. Tribouillet, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: L’Oréal (UK) Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: A. Ortiz López and M. Polo Carreño, lawyers)
Re:
By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment in part of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 October 2022 (Case R 229/2022-1).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Azalee Cosmetics to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 45, 6.2.2023.