Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 15.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 198/35 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 April 2015 — Hostel Tourist World v OHIM — WRI Nominees (HostelTouristWorld.com)

(Case T-566/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015198EN.01003502-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Cancellation proceedings - Community figurative mark HostelTouristWorld.com - Earlier international word mark HOSTELWORLD.COM - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Minimal inherent distinctiveness of the earlier mark - Likelihood of confusion))

(2015/C 198/47)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Hostel Tourist World, SL (Seville, Spain) (represented by: J. Bartrina Díaz, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: WRI Nominees Ltd (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented initially by G. Kelly and A. Payne, solicitors, subsequently by A. Payne, J. Llevat Vallespinosa and J.-Y. Teindas Maillard, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 August 2013 (Case R 966/2012-4) concerning cancellation proceedings between the company WRI Nominees Ltd and Hostel Tourist World, SL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Hostel Tourist World, SL to pay the costs. |

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