Judgment of the General Court of 20 June 2017 — Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane v EUIPO (NSU)
(Case T-541/15) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark NSU — Prior national word mark NSU — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane Srl (Reggio Emilia, Italy) (represented by: M. Gurrado, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. Kunz, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 July 2015 (Case R 2132/2014-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Audi and Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Industrie Aeronautiche Reggiane to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 381, 16.11.2015.