Judgment of the General Court of 13 March 2024 – Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO – Cannabinoids Spain (Sanoid)

(Case T-206/23)  (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Sanoid - Earlier national word mark SANODIN - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(C/2024/2763)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: T. González Martínez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Cannabinoids Spain SLU (Córdoba, Spain)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 February 2023 (Joined Cases R 1024/2022-5 and R 1036/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)   OJ C 235, 3.7.2023.