16.1.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 14/32


Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2016 — SeNaPro v EUIPO — Paltentaler Splitt & Marmorwerke (Dolokorn)

(Case T-769/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Dolokorn - Earlier EU word mark DOLOPUR - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2017/C 014/38)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: SeNaPro GmbH (Pommelsbrunn, Germany) (represented by: A. Schröder, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Strittmatter and A. Folliard–Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Paltentaler Splitt & Marmorwerke GmbH (Rottenmann, Austria) (represented by: C. Ofner, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 October 2015 (Case R 2643/2014-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Paltentaler Splitt & Marmorwerke and SeNaPro.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders SeNaPro GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 78, 29.2.2016.