25.5.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 147/17


Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2013 — Italiana Calzature v OHIM — Vicini (Giuseppe BY GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI)

(Case T-337/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Giuseppe BY GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI - Prior Community word mark ZANOTTI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2013/C 147/30

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Societá Italiana Calzature SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Rapisardi and C. Ginevra, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Vicini SpA (San Mauro Pascoli, Italy) (represented by: M. Franzosi and M. Giorgetti, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2011 (Case R 918/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Societá Italiana Calzature SpA and Vicini SpA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Societá Italiana Calzature SpA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.