Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2022:59
Date: 2022-02-09
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 9 February 2022 – Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes v EUIPO – Inticom (MAIMAI MADE IN ITALY) (Case T-589/20) 1 (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark MAIMAI MADE IN ITALY – Earlier EU word mark YAMAMAY – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Admissibility of new evidence – Alteration of the distinctive character) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes Srl (Surano, Italy) (represented by: R. Fragalà, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Inticom SpA (Gallarate, Italy) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 July 2020 (Case R 1874/2018-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Inticom and Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes Srl to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 378, 9.11.2020.