Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 – Torre Oria v EUIPO – Giramondi and Antonelli (WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO)
(Case T-655/22) 1
(EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark WINE TALES RACCONTI DI VINO – Earlier EU figurative mark WINE TALES – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Torre Oria SL (Derramador-Requena, Spain) (represented by: A. González López-Menchero and V. Valero Piña, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann and T. Klee, acting as Agents)
Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, interveners before the General Court: Simone Giramondi (Milan, Italy), Damiano Antonelli (Vignate, Italy) (represented by: A. Parassina and A. Giovannardi, lawyers)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment in part of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 August 2022 (Case R 822/2022-5).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Torre Oria, SL, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Mr Simone Giramondi and Mr Damiano Antonelli;
3. Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 472, 12.12.2022.