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Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Sergio Rossi v EUIPO –Stefano Ricci (sr 1)

(Case T-344/23)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202407163EN.000101-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark sr 1 - Earlier national figurative marks SR - Relative ground for invalidity - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(C/2024/7163)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Sergio Rossi SpA (San Mauro Pascoli, Italy) (represented by: C. Sala, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Stefano Ricci SpA (Fiesole, Italy) (represented by: F. Jacobacci and N. Galizia, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 May 2023 (Case R 89/2021-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Sergio Rossi SpA to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7163/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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