Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 118/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2015 — Costa Crociere v OHIM — Guerlain (SAMSARA)

(Case T-388/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015118EN.01002701-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark SAMSARA - Earlier Community word mark SAMSARA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 118/35)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Costa Crociere SpA (Genoa, Italy) (represented by: A. Vanzetti, S. Bergia and G. Sironi, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Guerlain SA (Levallois-Perret, France) (represented by: C. Costa and M. Baccarelli, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 May 2013 (Case R 2049/2011-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Guerlain SA and Costa Crociere SpA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1) | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2) | Orders Costa Crociere SpA to pay the costs. |

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