18.12.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 437/26
Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2017 — Frame v EUIPO — Bianca-Moden (BiancalunA)
(Case T-628/15) (1)
((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark BiancalunA — Rejection - Earlier national figurative mark bianca - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Identity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2017/C 437/31)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Frame Srl (San Giuseppe Vesuviano, Italy) (represented by: E. Montelione, M. Borghese and R. Giordano, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Bonne, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Bianca-Moden GmbH & Co. KG (Ochtrup, Germany) (represented by: P. Lange, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 August 2015 (Case R 2720/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Bianca-Moden and Frame.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 August 2015 (Case R 2720/2014-5);
2.
Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Frame Srl;
3.
Orders Bianca-Moden GmbH & Co. KG to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 7, 11.1.2016.
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