Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.10.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 392/36 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2016 — Preferisco Foods v EUIPO — Piccardo & Savore’ (PREFERISCO)

(Case T-371/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016392EN.01003602-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark PREFERISCO - Earlier EU word mark I PREFERITI - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 392/46)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Preferisco Foods Ltd (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) (represented by: G. Macías Bonilla, P. López Ronda, G. Marín Raigal and E. Armero, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Sidat Humphreys and J.-F. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Piccardo & Savore’ Srl (Chiusavecchia, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 April 2015 (Case R 2598/2013-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Piccardo & Savore’ and Preferisco Foods.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Preferisco Foods Ltd to pay the costs. |

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