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