62019CO0123_INF
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 December 2019 — Vans v EUIPO
(Joined Cases C‑123/19 P and C‑125/19 P) (
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(Appeal — EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the opposition — Appeals which have become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate — Costs)
1.
Appeal — Interest in bringing proceedings — Condition — Appeal capable of procuring an advantage for the party bringing it — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of opposition to the registration of the marks at issue applied for — Appeals which have become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate
(Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 56_second para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 149 and 190(1))
(see paras 20-24)
2.
Judicial proceedings — Costs — Burden thereof — Taking into account of the requirements of equity —Each of the parties ordered to pay their own costs of the appeal proceedings
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 142, 149, 184(1), (2) and (4) and 190)
(see paras 25-33)
Operative part
1.
There is no need to adjudicate on the present appeals.
2.
Vans Inc., Deichmann SE and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall each bear their own costs.
(
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)	OJ C 220, 1.7.2019.