Judgment of the General Court of 13 October 2017 — Sensi Vigne & Vini v EUIPO — El Grifo (CONTADO DEL GRIFO)
(Case T-434/16) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark CONTADO DEL GRIFO — Earlier EU figurative mark EL GRIFO — 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: Sensi Vigne & Vini Srl (Lamporecchio, Italy) (represented by: initially by F. Caricato, and subsequently by M. Cartella and B. Cartella, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: El Grifo, SA (San Bartolomé, Lanzarote, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 May 2016 (Case R 2218/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between El Grifo and Sensi Vigne & Vini.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Sensi Vigne & Vini Srl to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 350, 26.9.2016.