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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 5 October 2017 – Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo v EUIPO – Gianni Versace (VERSACCINO)

(Case T-337/16)

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative trade mark VERSACCINO — Earlier EU word mark VERSACE — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

| 1. | EU trade mark–Observations of third parties and opposition–Examination of the opposition–Proof of use of the earlier mark–Genuine use–Meaning–Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 42(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(6))  (see paras 47, 51, 52) |

| 2. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark–Criteria for assessment  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 64, 65, 87) |

| 3. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark–Degree of attention of the relevant public  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 72, 74) |

| 4. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark–Figurative mark VERSACCINO and word mark VERSACE  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see paras 76, 84, 89, 94, 102-106) |

| 5. | EU trade mark–Appeals procedure–Action before the EU judicature–Power of the General Court to alter the contested decision–Limits  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(2))  (see paras 83, 84) |

| 6. | EU trade mark–Definition and acquisition of the EU trade mark–Relative grounds for refusal–Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services–Similarity of the marks concerned–Criteria for assessment–Composite mark  (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b))  (see para 88) |

Application for

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 April 2016 (Case R 1172/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Gianni Versace and Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Versace 19.69 Abbigliamento Sportivo Srl to pay the costs. |

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