Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.5.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 151/17 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 27 March 2014 — Intesa Sanpaolo v OHIM — equinet Bank (EQUITER)

(Case T-47/12)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014151EN.01001702-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark EQUITER - Earlier Community word mark EQUINET - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons))

2014/C 151/22

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Turin (Italy)) (represented by: P. Pozzi, G. Ghisletti and F. Braga, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: equinet Bank AG (Frankfurt am Main (Germany))

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 October 2011 (Case R 2101/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between equinet Bank AG and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 6 October 2011 (Case R 2101/2010-1); |

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| 2. | Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA. |

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