Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 211/47 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Fon Wireless v EUIPO — Henniger (Neofon)

(Case T-777/14) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2016211EN.01004701-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Neofon - Earlier national word mark FON - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 211/58)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Fon Wireless Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix and L. Montoya Terán, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Andreas Henniger (Starnberg, Germany) (represented by: T. von Groll-Schacht, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 September 2014 (Case R 2519/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Fon Wireless Ltd and Andreas Henniger.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 September 2014 (Case R 2519/2013-4); |

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| 2. | Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Fon Wireless Ltd; |

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| 3. | Orders Andreas Henniger to bear his own costs. |

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