Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 29.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 314/20 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 July 2016 — Alpha Calcit v EUIPO — Materis Paints Italia (CALCILITE)

(Case T-742/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016314EN.01002001-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark CALCILITE - Earlier EU word mark Calcilit - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Relevant public - Public common to the goods in question))

(2016/C 314/27)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Alpha Calcit Füllstoffgesellschaft mbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: F. Hauck, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Materis Paints Italia SpA (Novate Milanese, Italy) (represented by: P.L. Roncaglia, F. Rossi and N. Parrotta, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 September 2014 (Case R 753/2013-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Alpha Calcit Füllstoffgesellschaft and Materis Paints Italia.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 September 2014 (Case R 753/2013-4) as regards the ‘paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants’ covered by the contested trade mark; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders Alpha Calcit Füllstoffgesellschaft mbH, EUIPO and Materis Paints Italia SpA to bear their own costs. |

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