Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.11.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 399/56 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2019 — Società agricola Giusti Dal Col v EUIPO — DMC (GIUSTI WINE)

(Case T-678/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019399EN.01005601-E0001)

(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))

(2019/C 399/68)

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:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Società agricola Giusti Dal Col Srl to pay the costs. |

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