Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 22/35 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — FTI Touristik v EUIPO — Prantner and Giersch (FI)

(Case T-475/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018022EN.01003502-E0001)

((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark FI - Prior EU figurative mark fly.de - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 022/48)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: FTI Touristik GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Parr, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Harald Prantner (Hamburg, Germany) and Daniel Giersch (Monaco, Monaco) (represented by: S. Eble and Y.-A. Wolff, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 June 2016 (Case R 480/2015-5) concerning opposition proceedings between FTI Touristik and Messrs Prantner and Giersch.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders FTI Touristik GmbH to pay the costs. |

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