CELEX: 62014TA0326
Language: en
Date: 2016-04-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-326/14: Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2016 — Novomatic v EUIPO — Granini France (HOT JOKER) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark HOT JOKER — Earlier national figurative mark Joker — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009)

30.5.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 191/24
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2016 — Novomatic v EUIPO — Granini France (HOT JOKER)
   (Case T-326/14) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark HOT JOKER - Earlier national figurative mark Joker - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 191/30)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Novomatic AG (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria) (represented by: W. Mosing, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Granini France (Mâcon, France) (represented by: D. Lichtlen, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 February 2014 (Case R 589/2013-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Granini France and Novomatic AG.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Novomatic AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 245, 28.7.2014.