Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2023.#Laboratorios Ern, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark A’PEAL – Earlier national word mark APIRETAL – Relative grounds for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – No link between the marks at issue – No damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001.#Case T-56/23.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2023.
Laboratorios Ern, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark A’PEAL – Earlier national word mark APIRETAL – Relative grounds for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – No link between the marks at issue – No damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001.
Case T-56/23.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2023.
Laboratorios Ern, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark A’PEAL – Earlier national word mark APIRETAL – Relative grounds for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – No link between the marks at issue – No damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001.
Case T-56/23.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2023:798