Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:385
Date: 2018-06-26
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — Sicignano v EUIPO — IN.PRO.DI (GiCapri ‘a giacchett’e capri’) (Case T-619/16) 1 (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark GiCapri ‘a giacchett’e capri’ — Earlier EU figurative mark CAPRI — 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: Pasquale Sicignano (Santa Maria la Carità, Italy) (represented by: A. Masetti Zannini de Concina, M. Bucarelli and G. Petrocchi, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: L. Rampini and J. Crespo Carillo, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Inghirami Produzione Distribuzione SpA (IN.PRO.DI) (Milan, Italy) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2016 (Case R 806/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between IN.PRO.DI and Mr Sicignano. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Pasquale Sicignano to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 392, 24.10.2016.