CELEX: 62016TA0439
Language: en
Date: 2018-04-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-439/16: Judgment of the General Court of 20 April 2018 — holyGhost v EUIPO — CBM (holyGhost) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark holyGhost — Earlier EU word mark HOLY — 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))

4.6.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 190/24
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 20 April 2018 — holyGhost v EUIPO — CBM (holyGhost)
   (Case T-439/16) (1)
   
   ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark holyGhost - Earlier EU word mark HOLY - 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)))
   (2018/C 190/43)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: holyGhost GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: M. Wiedemann and D. Engbrink, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented initially by A. Schifko and subsequently by D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: CBM Creative Brands Marken GmbH (Zurich, Switzerland)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 May 2016 (Case R 2867/2014-5), concerning opposition proceedings between CBM and holyGhost.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               The action is dismissed;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               HolyGhost GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 350, 26.9.2016.