Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2016 — Lotte v EUIPO — Kuchenmeister (KOALA LAND)

(Case T-479/15) (1)

((European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark KOALA LAND - Prior national word mark KOALA - Rejection in part of the application for registration - Likelihood of confusion - Genuine use - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2016/C 392/51)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Lotte Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. Knitter and S. Schicker, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Kuchenmeister GmbH (Soest, Germany) (represented by: P. Blumenthal, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 June 2015 (Case R 815/2014-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Kuchenmeister and Lotte.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 337, 12.10.2015.