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Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 July 2017 —  
Diesel v EUIPO — Sprinter megacentros del deporte (Representation of a curved and angled line)

(Case T‑521/15)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for an EU figurative mark representing a curved and angled line — Earlier EU figurative mark representing a capital letter ‘D’ — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

| 1. | EU trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it — Exclusion  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65)  (see para. 17) |

| 2. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Signs of which a trade mark may consist — Signs composed of a letter or combination of letters — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 4, 7 and 8(1)(b))  (see paras 21, 61, 62) |

| 3. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 23, 24, 58-60) |

| 4. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Figurative mark representing a curved and angled line and figurative mark representing a capital letter ‘D’  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 27, 56, 67-70) |

| 5. | EU trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Weighing elements of similarity or difference between the signs — Taking into account of the intrinsic characteristics of the signs or the conditions in which the goods or services are marketed — Clothing sector  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para. 57) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 June 2015 (Case R 3291/2014-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Diesel and Sprinter megacentros del deporte.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 June 2015 (Case R 3291/2014-2); |

| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Diesel SpA; |

| 3. | Orders Sprinter megacentros del deporte, SL to bear its own costs. |

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