CELEX: 62018TA0397
Language: en
Date: 2019-07-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-397/18: Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2019 — Hugo’s Hotel v EUIPO — H'ugo's (HUGO’S BURGER Bar) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark HUGO’S BURGER Bar — Earlier EU word mark H’ugo’s — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

30.9.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 328/50
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2019 — Hugo’s Hotel v EUIPO — H'ugo's (HUGO’S BURGER Bar)
      (Case T-397/18) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark HUGO’S BURGER Bar - Earlier EU word mark H’ugo’s - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
      (2019/C 328/56)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Hugo’s Hotel Ltd (St. Julians, Malta) (represented by: R. Sladden, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Śliwińska and J. Ivanauskas, Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: H’ugo’s GmbH (Munich, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 May 2018 (Case R 1879/2017-4), relating to opposition proceedings between H’ugo’s and Hugo’s Hotel 2 May 2018 (Case R 1879/2017-4), relating to opposition proceedings between H’ugo’s and Hugo’s Hotel.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Hugo’s Hotel Ltd to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 301, 27.8.2018.