Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 428/15 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2016 — Guccio Gucci v EUIPO — Guess? IP Holder (Representation of four interlocking Gs)

(Case T-461/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016428EN.01001501-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark representing four interlocking Gs - Earlier EU, national and international figurative marks G - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 428/16)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Guccio Gucci SpA (Florence, Italy) (represented by: P.L. Roncaglia, F. Rossi and N. Parrotta, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Guess? IP Holder LP (Los Angeles, California, United States) (represented by: D. McFarland, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 May 2015 (Case R 2049/2014-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Guccio Gucci and Guess? IP Holder.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Guccio Gucci SpA to pay the costs, including the costs incurred by Guess? IP Holder LP before the Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). |

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