CELEX: 62015TA0479
Language: en
Date: 2016-09-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-479/15: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2016 — Lotte v EUIPO — Kuchenmeister (KOALA LAND) (European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark KOALA LAND — Prior national word mark KOALA — Rejection in part of the application for registration — Likelihood of confusion — Genuine use — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009)

24.10.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 392/39
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2016 — Lotte v EUIPO — Kuchenmeister (KOALA LAND)
   (Case T-479/15) (1)
   
   ((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark KOALA LAND - Prior national word mark KOALA - Rejection in part of the application for registration - Likelihood of confusion - Genuine use - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 392/51)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Lotte Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. Knitter and S. Schicker, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Kuchenmeister GmbH (Soest, Germany) (represented by: P. Blumenthal, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 June 2015 (Case R 815/2014-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Kuchenmeister and Lotte.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Lotte Co. Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 337, 12.10.2015.