Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 7.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 256/19 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2017 — Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane v EUIPO (NSU)

(Case T-541/15)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017256EN.01001902-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark NSU - Prior national word mark NSU - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 256/19)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane Srl (Reggio Emilia, Italy) (represented by: M. Gurrado, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 July 2015 (Case R 2132/2014-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Audi and Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane to pay the costs. |

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