Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.2.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 72/20 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Vans v EUIPO — Deichmann (V)

(Case T-817/16) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019072EN.01002002-E0001)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark V - Earlier international figurative mark V - Proof of the existence, validity and scope of the protection of an earlier trade mark - Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 7(2)(a)(ii) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2019/C 72/25)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Vans, Inc. (Cypress, California, United States) (represented by: M. Hirsch, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented initially by: S. Hanne, subsequently by: A. Söder and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Deichmann SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2016 (Case R 2030/2015-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Deichmann and Vans.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Vans, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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