Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.6.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 209/22 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 March 2020 — Armani v EUIPO — Asunción (GIORGIO ARMANI le Sac 11)

(Case T-653/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020209EN.01002201-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark GIORGIO ARMANI le sac 11 - Earlier national word mark LESAC and earlier national figurative marks lesac - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2020/C 209/28)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Giorgio Armani SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: S. Martínez-Almeida y Alejos-Pita, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Felipe Domingo Asunción (Madrid, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 August 2018 (Case R 2462/2017-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Asunción and Giorgio Armani.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Giorgio Armani SpA to pay the costs. |

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