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    Case T-189/16: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund v EUIPO — Luigi Lavazza (CReMESPRESSO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark CReMESPRESSO — Earlier international word mark CREMESSO — Allusive element — Interdependence of criteria — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    OJ C 283, 28.8.2017, p. 40–40 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    28.8.2017   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 283/40


    Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund v EUIPO — Luigi Lavazza (CReMESPRESSO)

    (Case T-189/16) (1)

    ((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark CReMESPRESSO - Earlier international word mark CREMESSO - Allusive element - Interdependence of criteria - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

    (2017/C 283/60)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (Zürich, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Treis, lawyer)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and I. Moisescu, acting as Agents)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Luigi Lavazza SpA (Turin, Italy) (represented by: M. Ricolfi and F. Tarocco, lawyers)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 February 2016 (Case R 2823/2014-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund and Luigi Lavazza.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 23 February 2016 (Case R 2823/2014-4), in so far as the Board of Appeal upheld the action brought by Luigi Lavazza SpA and partially annulled the decision of the Cancellation Division with respect to the following goods: ‘Electric ice crushers’ and ‘Ice cream makers, ice cream machines, but also coffee machines’ in Classes 7 and 11, covered by the mark at issue;

    2.

    Orders EUIPO and Luigi Lavazza to bear, in addition to their own costs, those incurred by Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund.


    (1)  OJ C 232, 27.6.2016.


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