Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2015 — Dairek Attoumi v OHIM — Diesel (DIESEL)
(Case T-278/14) 1
(Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design DIESEL — Earlier international word mark DIESEL — Ground for invalidity — Use of a distinctive sign — Likelihood of confusion — Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Proof of genuine use — Stay of the administrative proceedings)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Mansour Dairek Attoumi (Badalona, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina and J. Manresa Medina, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Mondéjar Ortuño and V. Melgar, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Diesel SpA (Breganze, Italy) (represented by: F. Celluprica and F. Fischetti, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 February 2014 (Case R 855/2012-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Diesel SpA and Mansour Dairek Attoumi.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Mansour Dairek Attoumi to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 253, 4.8.2014.