Judgment of the General Court of 26 July 2023 — Schneider v EUIPO — Frutaria Innovation (frutania)

(Case T-109/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark frutania - Earlier EU figurative mark Frutaria - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2023/C 338/24)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Markus Schneider (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: M. Bergermann and D. Graetsch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Frutaria Innovation, SL, formerly Frutaria Comercial de Frutas y Hortalizas, SL (Saragossa, Spain) (represented by: J. Learte Álvarez and C. Anadón Giménez, lawyers)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 17 December 2021 (Case R 1058/2017-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Mr Markus Schneider to pay the costs.

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(1)   OJ C 158, 11.4.2022.