Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2014 – Ferienhäuser zum See v OHIM – Sunparks Groep (Sun Park Holidays)
(Case T-383/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark Sun Park Holidays – Earlier Community figurative mark Sunparks Holiday Parks – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Ferienhäuser zum See GmbH (Marienmünster, Germany) (represented by: M. Boden and I. Höfener, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Sunparks Groep NV (Den Haan, Belgium)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 June 2012 (Case R 1928/2011-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Sunparks Groep NV and Ferienhäuser zum See GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 355, 17.11.2012.