Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2016 — For Tune v EUIPO — Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg (fortune)
(Case T-579/15) 1
(EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark fortune — Earlier German word mark FORTUNE-HOTELS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: For Tune sp. z o.o. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: K. Popławska, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 August 2015 (Case R 2808/2014-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg and For Tune.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders For Tune sp. z o.o. to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 398, 30.11.2015.