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Document 62015TA0541
Case T-541/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2017 — Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane v EUIPO (NSU) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark NSU — Prior national word mark NSU — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-541/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2017 — Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane v EUIPO (NSU) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark NSU — Prior national word mark NSU — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-541/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2017 — Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane v EUIPO (NSU) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark NSU — Prior national word mark NSU — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
OJ C 256, 7.8.2017, p. 19–20
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
7.8.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 256/19 |
Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2017 — Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane v EUIPO (NSU)
(Case T-541/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark NSU - Prior national word mark NSU - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
(2017/C 256/19)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane Srl (Reggio Emilia, Italy) (represented by: M. Gurrado, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. Kunz, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 July 2015 (Case R 2132/2014-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Audi and Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane to pay the costs. |