Rain Carbon Germany v EUIPO - Novaresine (NOVARESINE INNOVATION GOES GREEN)

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Third Chamber)22 January 2025 (*)( EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for EU figurative mark NOVARESINE INNOVATION GOES GREEN – Earlier EU word mark Novares – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Alteration )In Case T‑1188/23,Rain Carbon Germany Gmb H, established in Castrop-Rauxel (Germany), represented by R. Fischer and T. Moll, lawyers,applicant,v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), represented by T. Frydendahl, acting as Agent,defendant,the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court, being Novaresine Srl, established in Lazise (Italy), represented by A. Rizzoli and F. Ghini, lawyers,THE GENERAL COURT (Third Chamber),composed of P. Škvařilová-Pelzl, President, I. Nõmm and G. Steinfatt (Rapporteur), Judges,Registrar: V. Di Bucci,having regard to the written part of the procedure,having regard to the fact that no request for a hearing was submitted by the parties within three weeks after service of notification of the close of the written part of the procedure, and having decided to rule on the action without an oral part of the procedure, pursuant to Article 106(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court,gives the following Judgment 1        By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Rain Carbon Germany Gmb H, seeks the annulment and the alteration of the decision of...