Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.2.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 73/40 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2021 — Rotondaro v EUIPO — Pollini (COLLINI)

(Case T-69/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022073EN.01004001-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark COLLINI - Earlier EU and national word marks POLLINI and STUDIO POLLINI - 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))

(2022/C 73/48)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Carmine Rotondaro (Monaco, Monaco) (represented by: M. Locatelli, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Pollini SpA (Gatteo, Italy) (represented by: F. Sanna, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 December 2020 (Case R 2518/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Pollini and Mr Rotondaro.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Carmine Rotondaro to pay the costs. |

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