Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO - Bio-tec Biologische Naturverpackungen (BIOPLAST BIOPLASTICS FOR A BETTER LIFE)

Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) of 15 October 2020 –Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO – Bio-tec Biologische Naturverpackungen (BIOPLAST BIOPLASTICS FOR A BETTER LIFE)(Case T‑2/20)(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Figurative mark BIOPLAST BIOPLASTICS FOR A BETTER LIFE – Earlier national word mark BIOPLAK – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)1.      EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Criteria for assessment(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))(see paras 15, 16, 69, 70, 79)2.      EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark – Figurative mark BIOPLAST BIOPLASTICS FOR A BETTER LIFE and word mark BIOPLAK(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2017/1001, Art. 8(1)(b))(see paras 17, 30, 35, 36, 49, 56, 67, 68, 71, 80)3.      EU trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an...