Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2016 — Fon Wireless v EUIPO — Henniger (Neofon)
(Case T-777/14) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Neofon — Earlier national word mark FON — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Fon Wireless Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix and L. Montoya Terán, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Andreas Henniger (Starnberg, Germany) (represented by: T. von Groll-Schacht, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 September 2014 (Case R 2519/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Fon Wireless Ltd and Andreas Henniger.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 September 2014 (Case R 2519/2013-4);
2. Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Fon Wireless Ltd;
3. Orders Andreas Henniger to bear his own costs.
____________1 OJ C 26, 26.1.2015.