Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 283/43 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — AIA v EUIPO — Casa Montorsi (MONTORSI F. & F.)

(Case T-389/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017283EN.01004301-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark MONTORSI F. & F. - Earlier national word mark Casa Montorsi - Relative ground for invalidity - Likelihood of confusion - Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Agreement for coexistence of the marks - Scope - Article 53(3) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2017/C 283/65)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Agricola italiana alimentare SpA (AIA) (San Martino Buon Albergo, Italy) (represented by: S. Rizzo, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Casa Montorsi Srl (Vignola, Italy) (represented by: S. Verea, K. Muraro and M. Balestriero, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 April 2016 (Case R 1239/2014-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between Casa Montorsi and AIA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Agricola italiana alimentare (AIA) to pay the costs. |

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