Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2014 — Vila Vita Hotel und Touristik v OHIM — Viavita (VIAVITA)

(Case T-204/12) ¹

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark VIAVITA — Earlier national word mark VILA VITA PARC and figurative mark VILA VITA — No genuine use of earlier marks — Article 42(2) and (3) and Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Vila Vita Hotel und Touristik GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: G. Schoenen and V. Töbelmann, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Viavita (Paris, France) (represented by: M.-P. Escande, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 March 2012 (Case R 419/2011-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Vila Vita Hotel und Touristik GmbH and Viavita.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Vila Vita Hotel und Touristik GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and Viavita.

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¹     OJ C 217, 21.7.2012.