Judgment of the General Court of 12 June 2018 — Cotécnica v EUIPO — Mignini & Petrini (cotecnica MAXIMA)

(Case T-136/17) ¹

(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the EU figurative mark cotecnica MAXIMA — Earlier national figurative mark MAXIM Alimento Superpremium — 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: English

Parties

Applicant: Cotécnica, SCCL (established in Bellpuig, Spain) (represented by: initially, J. C. Erdozain López, J. Galán López and J.-B. Devaureix, and, subsequently, J. C. Erdozain López, J. Galán López and L. Montoya Terán, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Mignini & Petrini SpA (established in Petrignano di Assisi, Italy) (represented by: F. Celluprica, F. Fischetti and F. De Bono, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 November 2016 (Case R 853/2016-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Mignini & Petrini and Cotécnica.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the appeal.

Orders Cotécnica, SCCL to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Mignini & Petrini SpA.

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¹     OJ C 129, 24.4.2017.