CELEX: 62012TA0155
Language: en
Date: 2013-10-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-155/12: Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2013 — Schulze v OHIM — GKL (Klassiklotterie) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Application for Community word mark Klassiklotterie — Earlier national word mark NKL-Klassiklotterie — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

7.12.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 359/10
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2013 — Schulze v OHIM — GKL (Klassiklotterie)
   (Case T-155/12) (1)
   
   (Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Application for Community word mark Klassiklotterie - Earlier national word mark NKL-Klassiklotterie - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2013/C 359/16
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Hans Gerd Schulze (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: K. Lodigkeit, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intevener before the General Court: GKL Gemeinsame Klassenlotterie der Länder, formerly NKL Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie (Hamburg) (represented by: S. Russlies, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2012 (Case R 600/2011-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between NKL Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie and Mr Hans Gerd Schulze.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mr Hans Gerd Schulze to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 165, 9.6.2012.