CELEX: 62020TA0589
Language: en
Date: 2022-02-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-589/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 February 2022 — Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes v EUIPO — Inticom (MAIMAI MADE IN ITALY) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark MAIMAI MADE IN ITALY — Earlier EU word mark YAMAMAY — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Admissibility of new evidence — Alteration of the distinctive character)

21.3.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 128/21
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 February 2022 — Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes v EUIPO — Inticom (MAIMAI MADE IN ITALY)
      (Case T-589/20) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark MAIMAI MADE IN ITALY - Earlier EU word mark YAMAMAY - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Admissibility of new evidence - Alteration of the distinctive character)
      (2022/C 128/30)
      Language of the case: Italian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes Srl (Surano, Italy) (represented by: R. Fragalà, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Inticom SpA (Gallarate, Italy)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 July 2020 (Case R 1874/2018-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Inticom and Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Calzaturificio Emmegiemme Shoes Srl to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 378, 9.11.2020.