Judgment of the General Court of 16 July 2014 — Nanu-Nana Joachim Hoepp v OHIM — Stal-Florez Botero (la nana)
(Case T-196/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark ‘la nana’ — Earlier national word mark NANA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Nanu-Nana Joachim Hoepp GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: T. Boddien, lawyer)
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: Lina M. Stal-Florez Botero (Maarssen, Netherlands)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 January 2013 (Case R 300/2012-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Nanu-Nana Joachim Hoepp GmbH & Co. KG and Lina M. Stal-Florez Botero.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Nanu-Nana Joachim Hoepp GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 171, 15.6.2013.