Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2024:699
Date: 2024-10-16
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Sergio Rossi v EUIPO –Stefano Ricci (sr 1) (Case T-344/23) 1 (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark sr 1 – Earlier national figurative marks SR – Relative ground for invalidity – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Sergio Rossi SpA (San Mauro Pascoli, Italy) (represented by: C. Sala, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Stefano Ricci SpA (Fiesole, Italy) (represented by: F. Jacobacci and N. Galizia, lawyers) Re: By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 May 2023 (Case R 89/2021-2). Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Sergio Rossi SpA to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 286, 14.8.2023.