FTI Touristik v EUIPO - Prantner and Giersch (Fl) (Judgment) French Text [2017] EUECJ T-475/16 (30 November 2017)

FTI Touristik v EUIPO - Prantner and Giersch (Fl) (Judgment) French Text [2017] EUECJ T-475/16 (30 November 2017)

The Board of Appeal correctly found that the marks at issue were not similar visually, phonetically, or conceptually for the relevant public, and that any common element was descriptive. Therefore, there was no likelihood of confusion under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009, even for identical goods and...

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Citation
[2017] EUECJ T-475/16
Parties
Applicant: FTI Touristik GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervenor: Harald Prantner; Intervenor: Daniel Giersch
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trademark Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Trademark Opposition, Likelihood of Confusion, Distinctiveness of Marks, Comparison of Signs
Intellectual Property European Union Law Trademark Opposition Likelihood of Confusion Distinctiveness of Marks Comparison of Signs

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Parties

FTI Touristik GmbH

Applicant

Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)

Respondent

Harald Prantner

Intervenor

Daniel Giersch

Intervenor

Procedural Posture

EU Trademark Opposition Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in finding no likelihood of confusion between the contested mark and the earlier mark under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.

Ratio Decidendi

The Board of Appeal correctly found that the marks at issue were not similar visually, phonetically, or conceptually for the relevant public, and that any common element was descriptive. Therefore, there was no likelihood of confusion under Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009, even for identical goods and services.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The action is dismissed.
  • FTI Touristik GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.