Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:616
Date: 2019-09-19
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2019 — Società agricola Giusti Dal Col v EUIPO — DMC (GIUSTI WINE) (Case T-678/18) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Application for protection of the international word mark GIUSTI WINE — Earlier national figurative mark DeGIUSTI - Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Società agricola Giusti Dal Col Srl (Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy) (represented by: M. Pizzigati and A. Mayr, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: DMC Srl (San Vendemiano, Italy) (represented by: B. Osti and C. Spagnolo, lawyers) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 September 2018 (Case R 1154/2017-5), relating to opposition proceedings between DMC and Società agricola Giusti Dal Col. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Società agricola Giusti Dal Col Srl to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 25, 21.1.2019.