Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2013 – Schulze v OHIM – GKL (Klassiklotterie)
(Case T-155/12) 1
(Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Application for Community word mark Klassiklotterie – Earlier national word mark NKL-Klassiklotterie – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Hans Gerd Schulze (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: K. Lodigkeit, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intevener before the General Court: GKL Gemeinsame Klassenlotterie der Länder, formerly NKL Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie (Hamburg) (represented by: S. Russlies, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2012 (Case R 600/2011-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between NKL Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie and Mr Hans Gerd Schulze.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Mr Hans Gerd Schulze to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 165, 9.6.2012.