Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2018 — Sicignano v EUIPO — IN.PRO.DI (GiCapri ‘a giacchett’e capri’)
(Case T-619/16) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark GiCapri ‘a giacchett’e capri’ — Earlier EU figurative mark CAPRI — 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))
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Pasquale Sicignano (Santa Maria la Carità, Italy) (represented by: A. Masetti Zannini de Concina, M. Bucarelli and G. Petrocchi, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: L. Rampini and J. Crespo Carillo, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Inghirami Produzione Distribuzione SpA (IN.PRO.DI) (Milan, Italy)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2016 (Case R 806/2015-5), relating to opposition proceedings between IN.PRO.DI and Mr Sicignano.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Mr Pasquale Sicignano to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 392, 24.10.2016.