Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2013 - Italiana Calzature v OHIM - Vicini (Giuseppe GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN)
(Case T-336/11)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Giuseppe GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI DESIGN - Prior national figurative and Community word marks ZANOTTI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Societá Italiana Calzature SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Rapisardi and C. Ginevra, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Vicini SpA (San Mauro Pascoli, Italy) (represented by: M. Franzosi and M. Giorgetti, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2011 (Case R 634/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Societá Italiana Calzature SpA and Vicini SpA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Societá Italiana Calzature SpA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.