Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2016 — Lotte v EUIPO — Kuchenmeister (KOALA LAND)
(Case T-479/15) 1
(European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark KOALA LAND — Prior national word mark KOALA — Rejection in part of the application for registration — Likelihood of confusion — Genuine use — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Lotte Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. Knitter and S. Schicker, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Kuchenmeister GmbH (Soest, Germany) (represented by: P. Blumenthal, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 June 2015 (Case R 815/2014-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Kuchenmeister and Lotte.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Lotte Co. Ltd to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 337, 12.10.2015.