CELEX: 62015TA0541
Language: en
Date: 2017-06-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-541/15: Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2017 — Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane v EUIPO (NSU) (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)

7.8.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 256/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2017 — Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane v EUIPO (NSU)
   (Case T-541/15) (1)
   
   ((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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 381, 16.11.2015.