31.7.2023

Official Journal of the European Union

C 271/26

(Joined Cases T-197/22 and T-198/22) (*)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative marks InterMed Pharmaceutical Laboratories eva intima - Earlier EU and national word marks EVAX - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2023/C 271/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ioulia and Irene Tseti Pharmaceutical Laboratories SA (Athens, Greece) (represented by: C. Chrysanthis, P.-V. Chardalia and A. Vasilogamvrou, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Arbora & Ausonia, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Mora Cortés, lawyer)

Re:

By its actions under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 March 2022 in Case R 1244/2021-1 and in Case R 1245/2021-1.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 1 March 2022 in Case R 1244/2021-1 in so far as the ‘toiletries; body cleaning preparations; cleaning preparations’ in Class 3 and the ‘hygienic preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes’ in Class 5 are concerned;

2.Dismisses the action in Case T-197/22 as to the remainder;

3.Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 March 2022 in Case R 1245/2021-1;

4.Orders the parties to bear their own costs in Case T-197/22;

5.Orders EUIPO and Arbora & Ausonia, SL to pay the costs incurred by Ioulia and Irene Tseti Pharmaceutical Laboratories SA in Case T-198/22.

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Language of the case: English.

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(1) OJ C 222, 7.6.2022.