Judgment of the General Court of 15 February 2017 — Morgese and Others v EUIPO — All Star (2 STAR)
(Case T-568/15) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark 2 STAR — Earlier EU figurative mark ONE STAR — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Giuseppe Morgese (Barletta, Italy), Pasquale Morgese (Barletta), Felice D’Onofrio (Barletta) (represented by: D. Russo, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo and G. Sakalaite-Orlovskiene, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: All Star CV (Hilversum, Netherlands) (represented by C. Sleep, Solicitor)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2015 (Case R 1906/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between All Star, on the one hand, and Messrs G. Morgese, P. Morgese and F. D’Onofrio, on the other hand.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Messrs Giuseppe Morgese, Pasquale Morgese and Felice D’Onofrio to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 398, 30.11.2015.