CELEX: 62016TA0176
Language: en
Date: 2017-10-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-176/16: Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2017 — Kofola ČeskoSlovensko v EUIPO — Mionetto (UGO) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark UGO — Earlier EU figurative mark il UGO! — Partial surrender of the earlier mark — 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)

20.11.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 392/23
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2017 — Kofola ČeskoSlovensko v EUIPO — Mionetto (UGO)
   (Case T-176/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark UGO - Earlier EU figurative mark il UGO! - Partial surrender of the earlier mark - 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))
   (2017/C 392/28)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Kofola ČeskoSlovensko a.s (Ostrava, Czech Republic) (represented by: L. Lorenc, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Rajh, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Mionetto SpA (Valdobbiadne, Italy)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 February 2016 (Case R 2707/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Mionetto and Kofola ČeskoSlovensko.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Kofola ČeskoSlovensko a.s. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 222, 20.6.2016.