CELEX: 62016TA0331
Language: en
Date: 2017-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-331/16: Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — Hello Media Group v EUIPO — Hola (#hello media group) (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))

11.12.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 424/31
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — Hello Media Group v EUIPO — Hola (#hello media group)
   (Case T-331/16) (1)
   
   ((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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Hello Media Group, SL, to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.