Judgment of the General Court of 13 June 2019 — Innocenti v EUIPO —Gemelli (Innocenti)

(Case T-392/18) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU work mark Innocenti - Earlier national figurative mark i INNOCENTI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

(2019/C 263/53)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Innocenti SA (Lugano, Switzerland) (represented by: N. Ferretti, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Filippo Gemelli (Turin, Italy) (initially represent by: C. Renna, and subsequently by F. Canu, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 April 2018 (Case R 2336/2010-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Gemelli and Innocenti.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Innocenti SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred in the present proceedings by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Mr Filippo Gemelli.

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(1)  OJ C 285, 13.8.2018.