Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 3.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 2/36 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Nissan Motor v EUIPO — VDL Groep (VDL E-POWER)

(Case T-755/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022002EN.01003601-E0001)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark VDL E-POWER - Earlier national figurative marks e-POWER - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

(2022/C 2/49)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd (Yokohama-shi, Japan) (represented by: P. Martini-Berthon, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: VDL Groep BV (Eindhoven, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Rijks, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2020 (Case R 2914/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Nissan Motor and VDL Groep.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Nissan Motor Co. Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and of VDL Groep BV. |

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