CELEX: 62020TA0353
Language: en
Date: 2021-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-353/20: Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 –AC Milan v EUIPO — InterES (ACM 1899 AC MILAN) (European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark ACM 1899 AC MILAN — Earlier national word marks Milan — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) — No alteration of distinctive character)

3.1.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 2/31
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 –AC Milan v EUIPO — InterES (ACM 1899 AC MILAN)
      (Case T-353/20) (1)
      
      (European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark ACM 1899 AC MILAN - Earlier national word marks Milan - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation 2017/1001) - No alteration of distinctive character)
      (2022/C 2/41)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Associazione Calcio Milan SpA (AC Milan) (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Perani and G. Ghisletti, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, V. Ruzek and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: InterES Handels- und Dienstleistungs Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (Nuremberg, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 February 2020 (Case R 161/2019-2), relating to opposition proceedings between InterES Handels- und Dienstleistungs Gesellschaft and AC Milan.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Associazione Calcio Milan SpA (AC Milan) to pay the costs, with the exception of the travel expenses incurred by the latter;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear the travel expenses incurred by AC Milan.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 262, 10.8.2020.