43As regards, first of all, the comparison of the two marks at issue from a visual point of view, a preliminary point to note is that the Court of First Instance has already stated that there is nothing to prevent a determination as to whether there is any visual similarity between a word mark and a figurative mark, ‘since the two types of mark have graphic form capable of creating a visual impression’ (Case T-110/01 Vedial v OHIM — France Distribution (HUBERT) [2002] ECR II-5275, paragraph 51).
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