Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.7.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 230/25 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 May 2020 — Diesel v EUIPO — Sprinter megacentros del deporte (Representation of a curved and angled line)

(Case T-615/18) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020230EN.01002501-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for an EU figurative mark representing a curved and angled line - Earlier EU figurative mark representing the capital letter D and earlier international figurative mark (D) representing an angled line - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

(2020/C 230/31)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Diesel SpA (Breganze, Italy) (represented by: A. Parassina and A. Giovannardi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sprinter megacentros del deporte, SL (Elche, Spain) (represented by: S. Malynicz QC, and T. Austen, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of EUIPO of 3 August 2018 (Case R 2657/2017-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Diesel and Sprinter megacentros del deporte.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 August 2018 (Case R 2657/2017-5) in so far as it concerns the earlier mark No 583708 with regard to ‘men and women’s denim jeans’ and ‘footwear’ in Class 25; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders Diesel SpA, EUIPO and Sprinter megacentros del deporte, SL each to bear their own costs. |

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