Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.4.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 152/34 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 March 2018 — Hotelbeds Spain v EUIPO — Guidigo Europe (Guidego what to do next)

(Case T-346/17)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018152EN.01003401-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark Guidego what to do next - Earlier EU word mark GUIDIGO - 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)))

(2018/C 152/42)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Hotelbeds Spain, SL (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Guidigo Europe (Paris, France) (represented by: S. Lipovetsky, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2017 (Case R 449/2016-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Guidigo Europe and Hotelbeds Spain.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Hotelbeds Spain, SL to pay the costs. |

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