22.1.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 22/35
Judgment of the General Court of 30 November 2017 — FTI Touristik v EUIPO — Prantner and Giersch (FI)
(Case T-475/16) (1)
((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark FI - Prior EU figurative mark - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 022/48)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: FTI Touristik GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Parr, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Harald Prantner (Hamburg, Germany) and Daniel Giersch (Monaco, Monaco) (represented by: S. Eble and Y.-A. Wolff, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 June 2016 (Case R 480/2015-5) concerning opposition proceedings between FTI Touristik and Messrs Prantner and Giersch.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders FTI Touristik GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 383, 17.10.2016.