Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 424/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — Hello Media Group v EUIPO — Hola (#hello media group)

(Case T-331/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2017424EN.01003101-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark #hello media group - Earlier EU figurative and word marks HELLO! - 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)))

(2017/C 424/44)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Hello Media Group, SL (Madrid, Spain), authorised to replace Hello Media, SL (represented by: A. Alejos Cutuli, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Hola, SL (Madrid) (represented by: F. Arroyo Álvarez de Toledo, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 April 2016 (Case R 2012/2015-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Hola and Hello Media.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Hello Media Group, SL, to pay the costs. |

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